| Carnell Estate | |
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| Doura - geograph.org.uk - 257170.jpg Carnell Estate in the distance |
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Location within Scotland East Ayrshire
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Jacobean (tower) |
| Town or city | East Ayrshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Completed | 1843 |
Carnell Estate is a mansion house and estate near the hamlet of Moss Side in East Ayrshire, Scotland, about 5 miles southeast of Kilmarnock and about 25 miles southwest of Glasgow. The estate covers about 2000 acres. Although much of the house dates to 1843, the neo-Jacobean 16th century tower remains.[1]
It was built by the Wallace Family and in 1750 was referred to as ‘Cairnhill’ on General Roy’s map of 1750. Colonel John Ferrier Hamilton later made considerable improvements to the Estate and in 1843 he commissioned William Burn to build a new house.[1] Georgina Findlay-Hamilton, John's grand-daughter upon inheriting the estate in 1904, made further alterations and was responsible for initially cultivating the 10 acre gardens the estate has today.[1] It then passed to her son-in-law and daughter, Commander and Mrs J B Findlay and then to her son John R Findlay in 1965. Garden House was built in 1973 inside the walled garden.[1] The house is now owned by John's second son Michael who usually resides there with his family.[1] In August 2011 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie rented the house whilst Pitt was filming in nearby Glasgow.[2]