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Basic Site Details
Name
Corraith House
Town, District or Village
Symington
Parish
Dundonald
City or County
Ayrshire
Status
Demolished
Country
Scotland
Grid Ref
Grid Ref N
Grid Ref E
Notes
West Lodge (1901) still extant
Alternative Names
The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
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Name
Current Name
Notes
Youth Hostel
Yes
Curratis
No
As listed in Bryce Catalogue, for 1847 work. This may refer to Cassilis House but it seems more likely that it refers to Corraith.
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Building Type Classification
The building is classified under the following categories:
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Classification
Original Classification
Notes
House
Not Known
Youth hostel
Not Known
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Events
The following date-based events are associated with this building:
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Event Type
From
To
Notes
Construction
1846
1847
Foundation stone
1846/06
1945/08
Alterations (plans dated)
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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.
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Person
Partnership Group
Role
From
To
Notes
Burn & Bryce
A
1846
1847
David Bryce
A
1846
1847
James Grant Shearer
B
1945
Alterations
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Clients
The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
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Name
Notes
Deans-Campbell, Captain John
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Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
References
Bibliographic References
The following books contain references to this building:
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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
p649
Davis, Michael C
1991
The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire
Ardrishaig, Argyll: privately published
p211
Love, Dane
2005
Lost Ayrshire
Edinburgh: Birlinn
pp30-31 Illustration
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Archive References
The following archives hold material relating to this building:
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Source
Name
Cat Number
Item Name
Notes
National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS
Shearer and Annand Collection
SA 1940/1/1-3
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