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Basic Site Details
Name
Kildonan Mansion House; also garage, stables and two Houses
Town, District or Village
Barrhill
Parish
City or County
Ayrshire
Status
A listed
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
Garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll, 1924.
Crittall steel window frames used throughout.
Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
Class classic
Classification
Original Classification
Notes
Country House
Not Known
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
event classic
Event Type
From
To
Notes
1915
1916
1924
Garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll.
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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.
design classic
Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
James Miller
1915
1916
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
client classic
Name
Notes
Wallace, D Euan, Captain
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
bio ref classic
Author
Year
Title
Part
Publisher
Notes
Close, Rob and Riches, Anne
2012
The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran
New Haven and London: Yale University Press
p407-9
Davis, Michael C
1991
The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire
Ardrishaig, Argyll: privately published
pp294-296
RSA
1924
557, 564
RSA
1915
559
Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts
1925
183 & 187
Tooley, Michael and Arnander, Primrose
1995
Gertrude Jekyll: Essays on the Life of a Working Amateur
Witton-le-Wear: Michaelmass Books
p204
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Periodical References
The following periodicals contain references to this building:
period ref classic
Periodical Name
Date
Edition
Publisher
Notes
Builder
1915/06/25
CVIII
p446. Illustration.
Architectural Review
1928
64 (Jul-Dec)
pp246-247
Architectural Review
1928/04
*
pp124-127
Builder
1922/06/15
CXXII
Builder
1923/06/15
CXXIV
pp866, 868, 970
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
arc ref classic
Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
RIAS Collection, NMRS, RCAHMS
James Miller, Son & Manson Drawings Collection
49 drawings
Historic Environment Scotland
Listed Buildings Register
1052
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