Auchincruive

Auchincruive
Auchincruive House, once known as Oswald Hall
LocationAyr, Scotland
Coordinates55°28′42″N 4°33′08″W / 55.478466°N 4.552322°W / 55.478466; -4.552322
Built1767
ArchitectRobert Adam
Listed Building – Category A
Designated14 April 1971
Reference no.LB99
Designated1 July 1987
Reference no.GDL00031
Auchincruive is located in South Ayrshire
Auchincruive
Location in South Ayrshire

Auchincruive is a former country house and estate in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Ayr, on the north bank of the River Ayr. Auchincruive House was built in the 18th century on the site of an earlier mansion. In 1927, the estate became the West of Scotland College of Agriculture, and the house was renamed Oswald Hall. The college became the Scottish Agricultural College in 1990. In 2007 the college announced that the site would be disposed of for redevelopment, and masterplan proposals were approved by South Ayrshire Council in January 2011.[1] The house is protected as a category A listed building, along with other buildings on the estate.[2] The estate is included on the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland, the national listing of significant gardens.[3] The house was returned to its original name of Auchincruive House in May of 2020, the listed building records have also been updated to reflect this.

  1. ^ "Proposals for the Auchincruive Estate, Ayr". Scottish Agricultural College. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  2. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "AUCHINCRUIVE ESTATE, OSWALD HALL (Category A Listed Building) (LB99)". Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  3. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "AUCHINCRUIVE (GDL00031)". Retrieved 5 March 2019.