Introduction
The designed landscape of the Blair estate is essentially intact and complete. The estate is predominantly wooded and the grounds include an informal woodland garden planted around a stream and an early-20th-century formal layout known as the yew garden. The house currently operates as an exclusive-use venue.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
- Features & Designations
Designations
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: Forester's Cottage
- Grade: C(S)
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: Garden Walls
- Grade: B
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: North Bridge over Bombo Burn
- Grade: C(S)
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: North Lodge and Gatepiers
- Grade: C(S)
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: Smithy
- Grade: C(S)
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: South Lodge
- Grade: C(S)
Historic Environment Scotland Listed Building
- Reference: Stables
- Grade: B
- Key Information
Type
Estate
Purpose
Ornamental
Principal Building
Domestic / Residential
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
- References
References
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Historic Scotland, 'Blair Estate', {Gardens and Designed Landscapes},
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Blair', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM] Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey
- Millar, A. H., {The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire with Historical and Descriptive Accounts} (Glasgow: Grimsay Press, 2004), pp. 36-7 The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire with Historical and Descriptive Accounts
- Close, R. (ed), {Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide} (Edinburgh: The Rutland Press, 1992), p. 89 Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- Gordon, J. (ed), {The New Statistical Account of Scotland} ([n.p.]: [n.pub.], 1845), Vol. V, pp. 210-42 The New Statistical Account of Scotland
- {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
- Coventry, M., {The Castles of Scotland} (Edinburgh: Goblinshead, 1997), p. 82 The Castles of Scotland
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Historic Scotland, 'Blair Estate', {Gardens and Designed Landscapes},