Basic Site Details Name: | Ochiltree House | City or county: | Ayrshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Large plain 17th century house. House described as in poor condition in 1856.
Cost of 1867-8 repair £887.
The Butes seem to have leased this house rather than owned it. It had been abandoned by 1935 prior to demolition. | Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1867 | 1868 | Build/construction | | | 1952 | | Destruction/demolition | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 Atkinson Railton | | A | 1867 | 1868 | Repair and restoration |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Green, Simon | 2014 | Dumfries House: an architectural story | | Edinburgh: RCAHMS | p181, note 30 | | Love, Dane | 2005 | Lost Ayrshire | | Edinburgh: Birlinn | pp17-18 |
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