Ayr, Castlehill
No Class (Event)
Site Name Ayr, Castlehill
Classification No Class (Event)
Canmore ID 142292
Site Number NS32SE 25
NGR NS 3535 2010
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/142292
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Ayr
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS32SE 25 3535 2010
NS 3535 2010 An evaluation of an area immediately SE of Castlehill was carried out in September and October 1998 prior to a proposed housing development. Desk-based assessment provided evidence for features of historical significance, including a walled garden, vinery, cold frames and landscape divisions, most of which were probably associated with the occupation of the Castlehill Estate by the Ballantine family from 1804 onwards. The extant walled garden and associated features were fully recorded by a photographic survey. Resistivity survey and excavation produced evidence for paths and beds within the walled garden, but no features which pre-date the garden were discovered. A section excavated across the southern boundary ditch revealed its profile. Other trenches excavated outside the walled garden revealed no features of archaeological significance.
Full details will be lodged with the NMRS.
Sponsors: McLean Gibson Partnership, John Lynch (Builders) Ltd.
T Neighbour 1998
