Glenapp Castle

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Glenapp Castle
General information
Location	Ballantrae, Ayrshire, KA26 0NZ
Opening	1870 (hotel: 2000)
Owner	McMillan Hotels (restored by Graham and Fay Cowan)
Design and construction
Developer	David Bryce
Other information
Number of rooms	17 bedrooms/suites (73 room castle)
Website
glenappcastle.com/

Glenapp Castle, south-east facade

Glenapp Castle, south-vest facade

Glenapp Castle, formerly the family seat of the Earl of Inchcape,^[1] is now a luxury hotel^[2] and restaurant located in Ballantrae, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

The castle was built for the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of the County, James Hunter.^[3] Designed by the famous Scottish architect David Bryce the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire at the time, the Castle was finished in 1870.^[4] It is a noteworthy example of the Scottish Baronial style of architecture ^[5]^[6] The Inchcape family owned the castle from 1917 until the early 1980s. Pioneering aviator Elsie Mackay, daughter of the first Earl of Inchcape, lived at the castle until her untimely death in 1928 in an attempt to fly the Atlantic in a single engined Stinson Detroiter.^[7]The Castle opened as a hotel in 2000; entry to the castle and its grounds is only for guests with a room or restaurant reservation.

Location

Glenapp Castle is in Ballantrae, Ayrshire and overlooks several famous Scottish Islands: Ailsa Craig, Arran and Mull of Kintyre. The site is also close to Galloway Forest Park, Mull of Galloway, Culzean Castle and several significant Scottish botanical gardens such as Logan Gardens, Castle Kennedy Gardens. The actual castle and its buildings are almost a mile from the electronically gated entrance.

References

↑ History, glenappcastle.com, accessed online 2010-01-13.
↑ Home page, glenappcastle.com, accessed online 2010-01-13.
↑ http://www.scotlandinoils.com/clan/Clan-Hunter.html
↑ http://www.glenappcastle.com/history.htm
↑ Rosenberg, Tina (2010). Glenapp Castle: A Scottish Intrigue. Iuniverse. ISBN 1-4401-9714-8.
↑ http://www.tinarosenberg.net/index.php?page_id=236
↑ BBC Radio 4 Making History - Elsie Mackay - article and downloadable broadcast

External links

Glenapp Castle, official site

Coordinates: 55°05′03″N 4°59′19″W / 55.08411°N 4.98848°W / 55.08411; -4.98848

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Settlements	Former burghs Ballantrae Girvan Maybole Others Auchencrosh Balkissock Bargany Barr Colmonell Crosshill Dailly Drumshang Dunure Greenan Kirkmichael Kirkoswald Maidens Minishant Old Dailly Patna Pinmore Pinwherry Smyrton Straiton

Administration	National subdivisions Ayrshire and Arran lieutenancy area Carrick earldom Kyle and Carrick local government district Sheriffdom and County of Ayr South Ayrshire Council area Parliamentary seats (Scotland) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Parliamentary seats (UK) Ayrshire (1708–1868) South Ayrshire (1868–1983) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (1983–2005) Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (2005–)

Culture	Gaelic in Carrick and Galloway Sawney Bean

Geography	Islands Ailsa Craig Lochs Craigdow Loch Loch Bradan Loch Doon Loch Dornal Loch Finloch Loch Goosey Loch Spaig Loch Spallander Loch Spouts Rivers River Doon River Stinchar Water of App Water of Girvan Water of Tig

History	Heritage sites Blairquhan Castle Crossraguel Abbey Culzean Castle Dinvin Motte Dunduff Castle Dunure Castle Glenapp Castle Greenan Castle Kirkoswald Parish Church Knockdolian Maybole Collegiate Church Penkill Castle Turnberry Castle People Abbots of Crossraguel Clan Kennedy Earls or mormaers of Carrick Marquesses of Ailsa and their predecessors

Sport	Girvan F.C. Maybole F.C. Turnberry golf course

Transport	Railway lines Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway Maybole and Girvan Railway Railway stations Barrhill railway station Girvan railway station Maybole railway station Roads A77 A714

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