Gardens · Scottish Lowlands
Kerelaw House
In or near West Kilbride.
Kerelaw House — a garden in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
Raibeart MacAoidh — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Stevenston · 1.7 km
- Dog-friendly
About
Kerelaw House is a garden of interest in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kerelaw House was part of the former Kerelaw Estate situated on the west coast of Ayrshire, Scotland, in the town of Stevenston.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The house was built in the neo-Palladian style in 1787 by Lieut.-Col. Alexander Hamilton (a relative of one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of the same name). Hamilton died in 1837 without issue and left considerable debts. tree reputed to have been sent by David Livingstone from Africa. Campbell and his family (including his son Kenneth Campbell VC) were the last family to live at Kerelaw; in 1969 the house was bought by Glasgow Corporation Education Department and Kerelaw Residential School was opened in its grounds in 1970. The house was intended to be used as offices for the school, but was instead demolished.
Description
Built in the Adam style, Kerelaw House was a tall, three-storey ashlar building of five bays with a wide, slightly projecting central bay; its Doric entrance porch has above it the typical Adam feature of a Serlian window set within a lightly recessed blind arch. This small 18th-century dwelling was probably a dower house for Kerelaw House.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.6490, -4.7543
- District
- North Ayrshire
- Postcode
- KA20 4BT
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Ayrshire and Arran
- Nearest railway station
- Stevenston — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15235677 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kerelaw House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 4Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kerelaw House?
- Kerelaw House is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KA20 4BT).
- What is Kerelaw House?
- Kerelaw House — a garden in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kerelaw House?
- The nearest railway station is Stevenston, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode KA20 4BT.
- Who owns Kerelaw House?
- Kerelaw House is owned by Gavin Fullarton.
- How do I get to Kerelaw House?
- The nearest railway station is Stevenston, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KA20 4BT.