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Walled Garden, Castle Kennedy, Lochinch Heritage Estate

A Category B Listed Building in Mid Galloway and Wigtown West, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9067 / 54°54'24"N

Longitude: -4.9491 / 4°56'56"W

OS Eastings: 211030

OS Northings: 560871

OS Grid: NX110608

Mapcode National: GBR GH4R.5R9

Mapcode Global: WH2S7.YXFT

Plus Code: 9C6QW342+M8

Entry Name: Walled Garden, Castle Kennedy, Lochinch Heritage Estate

Listing Name: Lochinch Heritage Estate, Castle Kennedy Walled Garden

Listing Date: 20 July 1972

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342570

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10157

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342570

Location: Inch

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Parish: Inch

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

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Description

Circa 1607 in origin; later re-working. Square-plan, walled garden (approximately 6400m?). Rubble walls enclose site; coped gatepiers and arched wrought-iron gates to entrances at NE and SW elevations; ball finials to gatepiers to NE elevation; obelisk finials resting on ball-feet to SW elevation; remains of 2 summerhouses to SW and SE corners; 2 advanced alcoves to SE and NW walls.

Statement of Interest

A Group with Castle Kennedy (see separate list description). The garden walls were probably built when the castle was improved circa 1607 and appears marked into quarters on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1848. The gatepiers to the SW elevation with obelisk finials resting on ball-feet mirror those found near the entrance to Castle Kennedy, dating from the earlier 18th century. Other listings on the Lochinch Heritage Estate include Balker Farmhouse, Balker Lodge, Black Loch Boathouse, Black Stables Cottage, Canal Cottage, Castle Kennedy, Castle Kennedy Bridge, Castle Kennedy gatepiers, gates and boundary walls, Castle Kennedy Lodge, East Lodge, Garden Cottage, Ice House, Kennels, Kennel's House, Kitchen Garden, Lochinch Castle, Lochinch Stable Court, Main Lodge, Main Lodge gatepiers, gates and boundary walls, Old Parish Church, Old Parish Church graveyard, 3 Sundials and White Loch Boathouse.

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