Cunninghamhead Estate

#5037 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Cunninghamhead Estate is in the 21st century mainly a residential caravan park with two private residences near Irvine, Scotland. It was once a private estate, owned by a sequence of recorded families since around 1418. The Mansion House, one of Britain's lost houses, was built in 1747; it was destroyed by fire in the early 1960s, whilst renovation work was being carried out. The old mansion and castle have been lost, however the stables are still a residence, whilst the Gardner's Cottage survive as ruins. From 1964, work was carried out, first to use the estate as a chicken farm and later as holiday and residential, caravan park and camping site, making most of the rural location. Circa 2003 the site was significantly redeveloped to become a residential caravan park exclusively for the use of retired and semi-retired persons. ()

Elevation: 243 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 55°38'11"N, 4°30'36"W

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Cunninghamhead Estate – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dean Castle, Kilmaurs Place, Dick Institute, Palace Theatre.

1.4 miSE
Wooded park around 14th century castle
Dean Castle, Kilmarnock
35 min walk • Dean Castle is situated in the Dean Castle Country Park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the stronghold for the Boyd Family, who were lords of Kilmarnock for over 400 years.
0.5 miW
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Kilmaurs Place, Kilmaurs
13 min walk • Kilmaurs Place, The Place or Kilmaurs House, is an old mansion house and the ruins of Kilmaurs Tower grid reference NS41234112 are partly incorporated, Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
2.1 miSE
Specialty museum, Library, Museum
Dick Institute, Kilmarnock
54 min walk • The Dick Institute is a museum and library in Kilmarnock, Scotland. It is an important cultural venue in the south-west of Scotland, featuring the largest museum and art gallery space in Ayrshire as well as the central library for East Ayrshire.
1.9 miS
Concerts and shows, Town, Theater
Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock
50 min walk • The Palace Theatre in Kilmarnock was originally opened as a corn exchange in 1863 and converted to a theatre in 1903. The red-sandstone Italianate tower, by James Ingram, dominates the cross at London Road and Green Street.
1.8 miSE
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Burns Monument Centre, Kilmarnock
47 min walk • The Burns Monument in Kay Park, Kilmarnock, Scotland, commemorates the poet Robert Burns. It is located at an elevated position within Kay Park, to the east of Kilmarnock Town Centre. The monument was opened in 1879, and is a category B listed building. In 2004 a fire destroyed part of the monument.
1.9 miS
Church
Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock
49 min walk • The Laigh Kirk is a church in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
1.8 miSE
Park
Kay Park, Kilmarnock
46 min walk • Kay Park is a 30 acres park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The money for its purchase was bequeathed to the town of Kilmarnock by former native insurance broker Alexander Kay who died in Glasgow in January 1866.
2.7 miNW
Archaeological site
Chapeltoun
69 min walk • Chapeltoun is an estate on the banks of the Annick Water in East Ayrshire, Scotland. This is a rural area famous for its milk and cheese production and the Ayrshire or Dunlop breed of cattle.
2.3 miS
Park
Howard Park, Kilmarnock
59 min walk • Howard Park is a public park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It was previously known as Barbadoes Green. The roots of Kilmarnock Football Club may be traced back to the park.
2.1 miS
Memorial
Kilmarnock War Memorial, Kilmarnock
53 min walk • The Kilmarnock War Memorial is a war memorial located in Kilmarnock Scotland. Built in 1927, it pays tribute to all those who fought in the First World War, Second World War, Korean War & the Northern Ireland Conflict.
2.8 miN
Forts and castles
Lainshaw Castle, Stewarton
71 min walk • Lainshaw Castle was a 15th century castle about 1.0 mile south-west of Stewarton, East Ayrshire, Scotland, to the north of Annick Water. The castle was incorporated into Lainshaw House over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries.