Culzean Castle, (also known as Koif Castle, Collen Castle and Cullean), Kirkoswald, Scotland

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This site has the following component area(s):

Culzean Castle, Walled Garden

Brief description of site

The late 18th-century Culzean Castle perches on a rocky promontory above the sea, surrounded by a park and formal gardens. The formal terraces are planted with perennials and sub-shrubs, many of them tender. There is a deer park created in the mid- to late 19th century and a woodland garden from the same period with a collection of conifers. The policies contain an artificial lake and a mid-18th-century walled garden, approached by an avenue of lime trees. The country park includes walks along the seashore.

Brief history of site

There was a walled park, some formal planting and a small wood at Culzean by the mid-18th century. The main evolution of the designed landscape occurred during the late 18th and early 19th centuries under the 9th and 10th earls of Cassilis. The extensive late 18th-century woodland planting in the policies has been replanted since the Second World War.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	70	Grid Ref:	NS 230101
Latitude:	55.35294	Longitude:	-4.7934

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