Introduction
The grounds of the Thorntoun Estate are now the setting for a nursing home, a respite care unit and other housing. There is an area of mixed woodland and the walls of the walled garden survive.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- History
Period
18th Century
- Features & Designations
Features
- Garden Wall
- Description: The walls of the walled garden survive.
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Period
18th Century
Survival
Part: standing remains
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Thornton', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM] Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey
- {Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch} (Southampton, 1854) Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch
- Captain M. J. Armstrong and Son {A New Map of Ayrshire} (1775) A New Map of Ayrshire
- William Roy {Military Survey of Scotland} (1750) Military Survey of Scotland
- Joan Blaeu {Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame} (Amsterdam, 1654) Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame