Auchinleck House

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Auchinleck House is one of the finest 18th century mansions in Scotland. It is situated near the town of Auchinleck near Cumnock and Ayr in East Ayrshire. Built ca. 1760 by Alexander Boswell, 8th of Auchinleck, it later passed on to his son, the famous biographer James Boswell (from 1782 9th of Auchinleck).

In 1986 the remains of the buildings were turned over to Scottish Historic Buildings Trust by James Boswell, a distant relative of the 18th century Boswells. The Scottish Trust fixed the roof, and this saved the buildings from falling completely apart beyond repair.

In 1999 Auchinleck House was bought by the Landmark Trust, a building preservation charity whose aim it is to "rescue historic and architecturally interesting buildings and their surroundings from neglect and, when restored, to give them new life by letting them for holidays."., and it is now fully restored. Auchinleck House is now sometimes open to the public and it is even possible to stay in the old Boswell home.

[edit] External links

• The Landmark Trust - website of the current owners of Auchinleck House