Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1790s		Build/construction
	1829		Build/construction	Mortar battery

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
	Robert Adam		A	1790s(?)	1833	May have drawn designs
	John Thin		B	1790s		Possible attribution. Stylistic similarity to his work.
	Thomas White junior		C	1829		Concept of Mortar Battery attributed to White

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	p249
	Fleming, J	1968	'Robert Adam's Castle Style'	143	Country Life, 23 May 1968, pp1356-1369
	King, David	2001	The Complete Works of Robert & James Adam
	Moss, Michael	2002	The Magnificent Castle of Culzean and the Kennedy Family		Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press
	Rykwert, J & A	1985	The Brothers Adam: The Men and The Style
	Turnbull, Deborah	1990	Thomas White: 18th century Landscape Designer and Arboriculturalist		Unpublished Phd thesis, University of Hull

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Historic Environment Scotland	Listed Buildings Register	51823
	National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS	Drawings Collection		Copies of Marquess of Ailsa drawings