Introduction
By the mid-19th century there was a parkland landscape at Trochrague with boundary planting and a walled garden. The house is currently (2011) run by a Benedictine order and offers holidays for the under-privileged.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
0131 668 8600Other Websites
- History
Period
- Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
- Tudor (1485-1603)
- Features & Designations
Features
- House (featured building)
- Description: The original house was built in the 16th century and then remodelled in about 1803.
- Key Information
Principal Building
Religious Ritual And Funerary
Period
Post Medieval (1540 to 1901)
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
Electoral Ward
South Carrick
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Trochrague', 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. 181 Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- Mitchell, Sir A. (ed), {Geographical Collections Relating to Scotland made by Walter Macfarlane} (Edinburgh: [n.pub.], 1907), Vol. 2, p. 13 Geographical Collections relating to Scotland made by Walter Macfarlane
- {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