Introduction
Townend House is situated on a rise near the town of Symington. It is currently a nursing home (2011). The wooded policies included a walled garden, outbuildings, an orchard and a small park by the mid-19th century. The walled garden still stands.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
0131 668 8600
- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
Electoral Ward
Tarbolton Symington Craigie
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Townend', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM] Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey
- Close, R. (ed), {Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide} (Edinburgh: The Rutland Press, 1992), p. 52 Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- Gordon, J. (ed), {The New Statistical Account of Scotland} ([n.p.]: [n.pub.], 1845), Vol. V, pp. 565-70 The New Statistical Account of Scotland
- {Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch} (Southampton, 1854) Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch