Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Country House

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1744		Build/construction	Date of installation of chinmeypieces in parlour
	1814	1822	Addition	Bowed extensions at either end of the W front
	July 1855	August 1855		Drawings dated - single-storey Classical extension by Bryce containing billiard room
	1873	1875		Dining room and office court
	12 April 1873	16 August 1873		Drawings dated for Brown & Wardrop additions
	13 October 1875			Drawings dated for stables

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
	Name	Role	Partnership Group	From	To	Notes
	William Adam	Architect	C	1744		Two chimneypeices in parlour are probably those provided by William Adam in 1744.
	James Gillespie Graham	Architect	F	1814	1822	Bowed extensions at either end of front
	David Bryce	Architect		1855		Single-storey Classical extension
	Brown & Wardrop	Architectural practice	B	1873		Dining room, office court and stable block
	Charles Reid	Architect	B	1873	1875	Dining room, office court and stable block
	James Maitland Wardrop	Architect	B	1873	1875	Dining room, office court and stable block
	Wardrop & Reid	Architectural practice	B	1874(?)	1875	Dining room, office court and stable block

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Fergusson, Sir James Bt.	1814-22 and 1855

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Close, Rob and Riches, Anne	2012	The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran		New Haven and London: Yale University Press	pp410-412
	Close, Robert	1992	Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide		Edinburgh: RIAS	p185
	Colvin, Howard	2008	A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840		London: YUP. 4th edition
	Millar, A H	1885	Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire
	Moss, Michael	2002	The Magnificent Castle of Culzean and the Kennedy Family		Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press	p196
	Rowan, A J	1975	Kilkerran, Ayrshire, I & II	1 and 8 May 1975	Country Life, 1 and 8 May 1975

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	1114
	Kilkerran House	Plans at house		Working drawings
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Drawings Collection		Copies of plans AYD 99/23-31(billiard room by Bryce and additions by Brown & Wardrop), AYD 99/35-39 ???, AYD 99/41-42 stables by Wardrop