Culzean Castle

Culzean Castle
General information
Type	Castle
Location	Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Construction started	1777
Client	Clan Kennedy
Owner	National Trust for Scotland
Design and construction
Architect	Robert Adam

Culzean Castle (/kʌˈleɪn/ kul-LAYN, see yogh; Scots: Cullain) is a Castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde, near Maybole, Carrick, on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland. It is the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa, the chief of Clan Kennedy, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland. The clifftop castle lies within the Culzean Castle Country Park and is opened to the public. Since 1987, an illustration of the castle has featured on the reverse side of five pound notes issued by the Royal Bank of Scotland.

Culzean Castle was constructed as an L-plan castle by order of the 10th Earl of Cassilis. He instructed the architect Robert Adam to rebuild a previous, but more basic, structure into a fine country house to be the seat of his earldom. The castle was built in stages between 1777 and 1792. It incorporates a large drum tower with a circular saloon inside (which overlooks the sea), a grand oval staircase and a suite of well-appointed apartments.

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