Introduction
Auchenflower sits in an elevated position overlooking the valley of the Water of Tig. A designed landscape with a walled park was laid out during the 18th century. In the mid-19th century the house stood among sprawling plantations.
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- History
19th Century
John, Thomas and Andrew Mcllwraith were born in Ayrshire, Scotland in the early 1800s. They descended from an early Celtic family which migrated to Ayr from the Western Isles of Scotland in the fifteenth century. They made the small farming area of Auchenflower their ancestral home and a number of generations lived there.
John (1832- 1902), Thomas (1824-1903), and Andrew were heavily involved in the import and export business and created a powerful organization in Ayr, London and Australia. Both John and Thomas became important political and community figures.
Thomas died in London and John eventually immigrated to Canada where his descendants live today. other Mcllwraith descendants live in Scotland, England and Australia.
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
- Key Information
Principal Building
Agriculture And Subsistence
Period
18th Century (1701 to 1800)
Survival
Unknown
Open to the public
Yes
Electoral Ward
South Carrick
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Auchenflower', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM] Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey
- Close, R. (ed), {Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide} (Edinburgh: The Rutland Press, 1992), p. 191 Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- {Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch} (Southampton, 1854) Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch
- Captain M. J. Armstrong and Son {A New Map of Ayrshire} (1775) A New Map of Ayrshire
- William Roy {Military Survey of Scotland} (1750) Military Survey of Scotland
- Joan Blaeu {Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame} (Amsterdam, 1654) Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame
- Ayrshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. An Ayrshire Family: The Mcllwraiths of Auchenflower, Ayr, and Australia