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Culzean castle on the Ayrshire coast is the most visited property of the
National Trust for Scotland. Built in the late 16th century above a network of
caves, the castle became a centre for smuggling during the 18th century. Sir
Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassillis, went on an extended grand tour in the
1750s and returned full of ideas as to how to improve his vast estates and
home. His brother and heir commissioned Robert Adam to create his masterpiece
and became bankrupt as a result. The estate was rescued when wealthy American
cousins inherited it in 1792. Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa,
completed the house and lavished money on the property. Produced in association with the National Trust for Scotland, this volume
tells the whole history of the castle. Michael Moss has carried out extensive
research, drawing on estate records, original plans and family correspondence
to create a major history of the castle and an account of the running of a
Scottish country estate. Built in the late 16th century, Culzean castle on the Ayrshire coast is the
most visited property of the National Trust for Scotland. This history of the
castle and the Kennedy family offers 400 years of family history: murder,
gardening, Indian wars, game hunting, temperance and heroic gambling.
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