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Swinridgemuir (also known as Karrisland, Kersland)

Introduction

The present designed landscape at Swinridgemuir was laid out when the new house was built in about 1830 by a Mr Smith. It consisted of a small park and some additional planting.

Key Information

Type

Park

Purpose

Ornamental

Principal Building

House

Survival

Extant

Electoral Ward

Dalry

References

References

  • Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Swinridgemuir', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM]
  • Millar, A. H., {The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire with Historical and Descriptive Accounts} (Glasgow: Grimsay Press, 2004), pp. 140-1
  • Close, R. (ed), {Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide} (Edinburgh: The Rutland Press, 1992), p. 89
  • Gordon, J. (ed), {The New Statistical Account of Scotland} ([n.p.]: [n.pub.], 1845), Vol. V, pp. 210-42
  • {Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch} (Southampton, 1854)
  • Joan Blaeu {Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame} (Amsterdam, 1654)