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Scotland

Loudoun Castle (Loudon Castle)

Near Galston

East Ayrshire

Scotland

Circa Date: 1807, incorporating 15th & 16th century elements

Status: Ruin

Burned 1941

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

The House from a 1904 postcard

  • House & Family History: Known as "The Windsor of Scotland," Loudoun was an enormous castle style house that contained over 90 apartments. The famous Library, over 100 long, held a collection of over 11,000 books.

  • Garden & Outbuildings: Loudoun Castle was a theme park set around the ruins of Loudoun Castle; the park opened in 1995 and closed at the end of the 2010 season.

  • Architect: Alexander Nasmyth

    Date: 1803-06
    Designed: Landscaping for 2nd Earl of Moira

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    Architect: Archibald Elliot

    Date: Circa 1807
    Designed: House

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  • Vitruvius Britannicus: C. New, II, pls. 51-56, 1808.

  • Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
    Author: Colvin, Howard
    Year Published: 2008
    Reference: pg. 738
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
    ISBN: 9780300125085
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Category A

    Park Listed: Listed as a Garden & Designed Landscape

  • Past Seat / Home of: Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings and 2nd Earl of Moira, until 1826; Flora Mure-Campbell, Marchioness of Hastings and 6th Countess of Loudoun, until 1840; Edith Maud Rawdon-Hastings, 10th Countess of Loudoun, until 1874.

    Current Ownership Type: Unknown

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Ruinous

  • House Open to Public: No

    Historic Houses Member: No

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