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Carnell tel: 01563 884236 Area: Scotland |
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| Visitor Information | www.carnellestates.com -- email: carnellestates {at} aol.com |
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Carnell |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||
By appointment and SGS day |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes By appointment |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: no |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes SGS day: 18th July; 2pm - 5pm (£4) |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: July |
To
see: Herbaceous borders |
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| Admission Prices | |||
| Adults £6; School Children free Tea, cake & biscuits - £4 |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: No Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: No |
| Other
Facilities: From A77 (Glasgow/Kilmarnock) take A76 (Mauchline/Drumfries) then right on to the A719 to Ayr for 11/2 miles. |
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| Garden Features | |||
| Plant Sale, silver band, ice cream & cream teas. Special display by the Scottish Delphinium Society. Craft stalls. Local charities to benefit include: Craigie Parish Curch and Village Hall, Red Cross and Cancer Research; Admission £4 | English Heritage Garden Grade: | ||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| The park includes two squares of Lime Trees, to represent the Scottish squares at the Battle of Dettingen, 1743, complete with two 'officers' on either side, all planted soon after the actual battle. There is also a very fine cut-leaf beech and a copper beech. A Wild Garden, the formal garden of yew hedges and the Rock and Water gardens, the latter being originally a small limestone quarry, were laid out by Mrs. Findlay-Hamilton. One of the main features of the garden is the 100-yard herbaceous border full of delphiniums and many unusual plants. Burmese dragons and a Japanese gazebo with Burmese statues recall Commander Findlay's travels. Glades of Rhododendrons and Azaleas come into flower in May and June and the herbaceous, rose and phlox borders are in full bloom during July. | |||
| History of Garden | |||
| Carnell originally belonged to the Wallace family, for whom the original 16th Century Towerhouse was built. Many alterations to the estate, with landscaping of the gardens, were carried out in the 1840's and a new house, to a design by William Burn, was built in 1843. Further alterations to the house and the ornamental development of the gardens were carried by Mrs. Georgina Findlay-Hamilton in the early years of the 20th century. | |||
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| Inns & Pubs: Cochrane Inn, Gatehead Craigie Inn |
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