Brodick Castle, (also known as Brodwick), Isle of Arran, Scotland
Record Id: 563
Site timeline
1745 to 1799: The 'good Duchess Anne' lays out the parkland
1852: William Nesfield draws up plans for the park but it is thought they were not carried out.
1919: Reginald Blomfield makes proposals. It is not known whether they were followed.
1919 to 1957: The Duchess of Montrose and her family establish the gardens in their present form.
1958: The National Trust acquires Brodick Castle.
People associated with this site
Architect: James Gillespie Graham (born 11/06/1776 died 21/03/1855)
Architect: William Andrews Nesfield (born 1793 died 02/03/1881)
Designer: Thomas White the Younger (born 1764 died 1836)
Features
sundial
Feature created: 1800 to 1899
A sundial in the centre of the walled garden.
Designation status: Historic Scotland Listed Building Designation Grade A Designation Reference Sundial
summerhouse
Feature created: 1845 to 1848
The 'Bavarian Summerhouse', an octagonal rustic gazebo decorated with fir cones.
Designation status: Historic Scotland Listed Building Designation Grade A Designation Reference Bavarian summerhouse
icehouse
Feature created: 1850 to 1979
The icehouse was restored in 1979.
planting
Woodland garden.
Plantings
Brodick Castle holds three National Collections of Rhododendron species. The woodland garden has some original material from plant hunting expeditions, for instance a Rhododendron giganteum collected by George Forrest in 1919.
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