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View of coach house doors in stable block, Culzean Castle.

SC 763932

Description View of coach house doors in stable block, Culzean Castle.

Date 3/1954

Collection Records of the Scottish National Buildings Record, Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 763932

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AY 1053/11

Scope and Content Annotated and stamped on the mounted print: 'National Buildings Record Scottish Council. Shire: Ayrshire. Place: Maybole. Building: Culzean Castle - Stable block. Photographer: Cruft. Date March 1954'. Stables from south-east, Culzean Castle, South Ayrshire This shows the side of the stables with its castellated battlements, corner tower, and arched double doors. These would be opened to receive carriages and coaches belonging to the family and their visitors. Horses were stabled within an inner courtyard. The stables are situated opposite the entrance to the castle for convenience. The grand and imposing design of the stable block complements the faþade of the castle opposite, and also reflects the wealth and taste of the estate owner. Visitors arriving by carriage would be escorted into the house from the courtyard, whilst their carriages were taken to the coach house and their horses to the stables to be fed and watered by grooms and stableboys. Culzean Castle was remodelled by architect Robert Adam (1728-92) from 1777 onwards for David, 10th Earl of Cassilis. He extended the late 16th-century, L-plan tower-house in the Castellated style and added a drum tower in 1785. Adam also designed the Neo-Classical interior, oval staircase (built 1787), and adjacent home farm. The castle was extended to the west in 1875 by architects Wardrop & Reid, and restored in the 20th century for The National Trust for Scotland. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference NBR 17

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/763932

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap

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