Mount Stuart, (also known as Kerryniven), Kingarth, Scotland

Site is open to the public. Opening may be limited, please check Visitor Information for any restrictions.

Brief description of site

The designed landscape at Mount Stuart largely retains its early-18th-century structure. The Wee Garden, covering two hectares, was added in 1823 and houses a collection of trees and shrubs from the southern hemisphere. There is a late-19th-century rock garden with water features, designed by Thomas Mawson and since renovated. Mawson also designed a hillside walk with pools, representing Christ's walk to Calvary. The kitchen garden, redesigned as a box-edged potager by Rosemary Verey in the 1990s, now combines ornamental and productive planting. Further developments in the 20th and early-21st centuries include a visitor centre and associated garden.

Brief history of site

The grounds were first laid out by the second Earl of Bute in around 1717.

Location information:

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number:	63	Grid Ref:	NS 109595
Latitude:	55.7917	Longitude:	-5.017804

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