Culzean Castle

E106563

Culzean Castle is a grand clifftop country house on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland, renowned for its dramatic setting and elegant neoclassical design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
country house
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
associatedWith Clan Kennedy
surface form: Kennedy clan

Scottish aristocracy
builtFor Kennedy family
category Historic house museum
completionDate late 18th century
country United Kingdom
designedBy Robert Adam
floorCount multiple storeys
hasConservationStatus protected historic environment asset
hasFeature clifftop views
deer park
dramatic coastal setting
extensive grounds
ornate interiors
stately apartments
walled garden
woodland trails
hasGarden ornamental gardens
hasLandscapeDesign designed parkland
hasPart Culzean Castle self-linksurface differs
surface form: Culzean Country Park
hasRoom oval staircase
saloon
state apartments
hasView Ailsa Craig
Arran
surface form: Isle of Arran
heritageStatus Category A listed building
locatedOn clifftop
location Ayrshire
Scotland
managedBy National Trust for Scotland
material stone
notableFor elegant neoclassical design
picturesque clifftop location
openToPublic true
overlooks Firth of Clyde
ownedBy National Trust for Scotland
previousOwner Kennedy family
Marquess of Ailsa
rebuiltFrom earlier fortified tower house
region South Ayrshire
tourismRegion Ayrshire
surface form: Ayrshire and Arran
usedAs country house
tourist destination

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Robert Adam notableWork Culzean Castle
Ayrshire hasNotablePlace Culzean Castle
Culzean Castle hasPart Culzean Castle self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Culzean Country Park
South Ayrshire containsAttraction Culzean Castle
Clan Kennedy historicSeat Culzean Castle
Adam family notableWork Culzean Castle
this entity surface form: Culzean Castle alterations