2019

NS2209 : Culzean Castle Country Park, Swan Cottage and Aviary

taken 5 years ago, near to Maidens, South Ayrshire, Scotland

Culzean Castle Country Park, Swan Cottage and Aviary
Culzean Castle Country Park, Swan Cottage and Aviary
Designed by Robert Lugar in the early nineteenth century. Category A listed (Historic Scotland LB7605 LinkExternal link ).
Culzean Castle and Country Park :: NS2310

Culzean Castle (Scots: Cullain) overlooks the Firth of Clyde, near Maybole, Carrick, on the Ayrshire coast. It was built in stages between 1777 and 1792 by architect Robert Adam. It incorporates a large drum tower with a circular saloon inside (which overlooks the sea), a grand oval staircase and a suite of well-appointed apartments.

The clifftop castle, which is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland LinkExternal link , lies within the Culzean Castle Country Park, 120 hectares of mixed woodland, and is opened to the public. It is a Category A listed building (Historic Scotland LB7696 LinkExternal link ).


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Country estates Camera: Panasonic DC-G9 other tags: National Trust for Scotland Culzean Castle Country Park Nineteenth Century 19th Century Cottage Aviary Historic Environment Scotland Historic Scotland Category A Listed Building Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Swans at Culzean Country Park [166] · Culzean Castle Country Park [125] · Cottage [11] · Cottage and Aviary [3] ·
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NS2209, 675 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 25 September, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 1 October, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 224 095 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:20.8416N 4:48.0915W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 223 095
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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