Eglinton Castle
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Eglinton Castle was a grand neo-Gothic country house in North Ayrshire, Scotland, historically renowned as the ancestral seat of the Earls of Eglinton.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | country house ⓘ |
| ancestralSeatOf | Earls of Eglinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect |
James Gillespie Graham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Paterson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
battlements
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ towers ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neo-Gothic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Scottish aristocracy
ⓘ
romantic medievalism ⓘ |
| builtFor | 12th Earl of Eglinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Historic house in North Ayrshire ⓘ |
| centuryOfMainConstruction | 19th century ⓘ |
| condition | partially ruined ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1802 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1797 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentUse | ruin ⓘ |
| declineReason |
financial difficulties of the estate
ⓘ
maintenance costs ⓘ |
| eventDate | 1839 ⓘ |
| eventType | medieval revival tournament ⓘ |
| hasEvent | Eglinton Tournament of 1839 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Eglinton Tournament Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
artificial lake ⓘ ornamental gardens ⓘ woodland policies ⓘ |
| hasPark | Eglinton Country Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
castle ruins
ⓘ
gardens layout ⓘ stable block ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Ayrshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Ayrshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Earl of Eglinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Irvine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kilwinning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes (grounds) ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Montgomerie family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyDemolished | 1920s ⓘ |
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