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	Culzean Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Culzean Castle (pronounced cull-ANE: see yogh) is a castle near Maybole on the Ayrshire coast of Scotland.
		Culzean castle was the constructed as an L Plan Castle by the orders of David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassilis.
		The castle was built in stages between 1777 and 1792.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Culzean_Castle (311 words)

	L Plan Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		L Plan Castle is straightforwardly enough a castle or towerhouse in the shape of an L, typically built in the 13th to the 17th century.
		Irish L Plan Castles include Balingarry Castle, which originated as a pre-Norman ringfort, but was modified as a high Middle Ages L Plan towerhouse; Balingarry Castle is located in the town of Balingarry.
		Gleninagh Castle is a 16th century towerhouse in a state of partial preservation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/L_Plan_Castle (414 words)

	Culzean Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The castle’s legend tells of a supernatural knight who abducted a young heiress and held her captive in the castle.
		On dark moonless nights as the wind whips through the castle ruins, it is said that the hideous shrieks of the abbot can still be heard as he is roasted alive deep within the Castle’s Black Vault.
		He built the west wing of the castle, and in the Armory it is his display of 716 flintlock pistols and 367 swords that can be seen today.
	www.hauntedcastlesandhotels.com /Scotland/culzean.htm (1310 words)

	Culzean Castle, United Kingdom
		Culzean Castle is one of Scotland's most popular castles.
		Enter the castle through the Front Hall (1870) and pass the Armory with its extensive collection of pistols before reaching the old Dining Hall where the ceiling is decorated with paintings by Antonio Zucchi.
		President Eisenhower was granted the right to stay in Culzean Castle whenever he wished and a portrait of the general hangs in a side room, together with other Eisenhower memorabilia.
	www.planetware.com /ayr/culzean-castle-gb-stra-culz.htm (415 words)

	Culzean Castle Scotland Eisenhower Apartment hotel accommodation
		Like a storybook castle, this fantastic example of Robert Adam's genius stands dramatically on a cliff with superb views across the sea to the mountains of the Island of Arran.
		When the Kennedy family donated the castle to the National Trust for Scotland in 1945 they asked that the top floor be given to General Eisenhower as a thank you from the people of Scotland.
		Ike first came to Culzean in 1946 and was clearly touched to accept this gift.
	www.aboutscotland.com /culzean (298 words)

	Culzean Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Culzean Castle is one of the major tourist attractions in Scotland.
		The castle was built in 1772-1790 for the 10th Earl of Cassillis on a cliff-top.
		The castle grounds include 563 acres, from the shore to a Deer Park, Gas Court, Fountain Court and Swan Pond and parklands and gardens.
	www.livingtv.co.uk /mosthauntedseries1/culzeancastle.html (291 words)

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		Culzean’s position as one of the top attractions in Ayrshire means that we also have a strong tourist element to our visitor profile, mainly from the rest of Britain but with significant European and American complements.
		Although the Castle and Country Park have separate budgets due to the Park’s partnership with South Ayrshire Council, the reality is that the management team, staff on the ground, at the Regional office and at Headquarters see Culzean as one property - the big house and its polices — and this is its essential character.
		The Castle interior is slowly being restored to a family house at its peak in the late 19th Century.
	www.greentourism.org.uk /web-culzean-castle---gordon-riddle-nts.doc (1361 words)

	Culzean Castle Pictures - Where to go in Scotland - What to do and see in Scotland
		The castle started its life not as a castle but more as a fortified tower which was converted by Robert Adam on behalf of the then Earl of Cassilis late in the 1700's.
		The whole of the top floor of the castle (which is now a hotel with six bedrooms), was given to Eisenhower for his private use during his lifetime, in recognition of the nations gratitude to him for his wartime exploits.
		There are many other interesting rooms to the castle and combined with the grounds the best part of a day can be spent here by all the family.
	www.scotlandforvisitors.com /culzean.php (667 words)

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		Culzean commands a fine cliff top position overlooking the entrance to the Firth of Clyde a few miles south of Ayr.
		Robert Adam, who rebuilt the castle for the 10th Earl of Cassillis in the later eighteenth century, had to arrange for those directly beneath his new building to be filled in, lest they collapse under the weight of the structure above.
		This castle was replaced in the seventeenth century by a fortified complex of buildings of no particular architectural merit, but which served well enough to house in reasonable comfort and security the family and household of successive generations of Kennedys.
	www.castles.org /castles/Europe/Western_Europe/United_Kingdom/Scotland/Culzean/index.htm (699 words)

	Culzean Castle*
		Culzean Castle, located fifteen miles south of Ayr, is an awe-inspiring spectacle, sitting proudly atop 100ft cliffs that drop dramatically to the Firth of Clyde.
		Culzean Castle was opened to the public in 1945 with the country park being created in 1969.
		The staff at Culzean have secured a Sandford Award (an independently judged, quality assured assessment of heritage education in historic properties) for the quality of their heritage education.
	www.greentourism.org.uk /culzean.html (728 words)

	extreme archaeology - text only
		The castle is perched precariously above the Firth of Clyde, on 30-metre high cliffs; and since the 17th century there have been tales of smugglers inhabiting the mysterious caves that go deep into them.
		Culzean Castle and Country Park, on the coast near Ayr, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Scotland.
		For centuries the Culzean Kennedys and others on the estate were either directly involved in smuggling or turned a blind eye to it, in exchange for a share of the profits.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/E/extremearchaeology/prog_culzean_t.html (653 words)

	Uktravel.com - Castle Guide
		A new castle was built as part of the western defences against the Norsemen who controlled the western seaboard.
		The King beseiged the castle in 1489 but, after failing at the first attempt, he had to bring the great gun Mons Meg (which is now in Edinburgh Castle), to finish the job.
		Although the castle continued to be a base for controlling the western side of the country, it was most often used as a prison, including Jacobites in the 18th century and French prisoners during the Napoleonic Wars.
	www.uktravel.com /castlecontent.asp?timeID=Dumbarton&offset=40 (834 words)

	Natural Stone Institute: Field trip to Culzean Castle
		The NSI organised a visit to Culzean Castle in May 2004 to tour the masonry workshops where repairs to the fabric of Culzean are carried out.
		Originally built as a tower house in the 1590s, Culzean Castle was remodelled and extended by Robert Adam in the 1780s-90s.
		The original quarries for the sandstone used in the construction of Culzean Castle were on the cliffs above the beach, within a few hundred metres of the Castle.
	www.nsiuk.org /Culzean04.html (1341 words)

	Uktravel.com - Castle Guide
		The castle was now a more unified building but it was left with a space in its center.
		Culzean Castle was completed in 1792 but the decoration continued until 1795.
		The castle is now owned by the National Trust and is open 1 Apr to 31 Oct, daily 11-5.30.
	www.uktravel.com /castlecontent.asp?timeID=Culzean&offset=30 (463 words)

	A TourUK guide to Culzean Castle, South Ayrshire, Scotland
		The castle stands on the sheer cliffs of a bluff overlooking the Firth of Clyde.
		Dunnure Castle was their major stronghold and it was not until the senior branch of the family died out in 1759 and the title came to Sir Thomas Kennedy of Cluzean that Culzean Castle came to the fore.
		The castle is considered to be among the architect's finest work and the circular rooms of the tower and the oval staircase are of particular note.
	www.touruk.co.uk /castlesscot/castle_Culzean.htm (408 words)

	Castles in Scotland - Scottish Abbeys - Culzean Castle
		Culzean Castle and Country park, a total of 563 acres given to the National Trust by the Kennedy family.
		The castle is associated with the turbulant history of the Clan Kennedy.
		Not to be missed, join in the festivities of a Victorian Christmas with the family and sample the delights of the banter throughout the castle.
	www.cossescountryhouse.com /scottish-castles.html (210 words)

	ICASTELLI.IT - Culzean Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Culzean Castle is about 50 miles south of Glasgow and Glasgow International Airport, 25 from Prestwick Airport, and 100 miles from Edinburgh.
		Culzean Castle [pronounced Cull-ean] was designed for David Kennedy, the 10th Earl of Cassillis as a "bachelor pad" to entertain his friends, by the prestigious Scottish architect, Robert Adam, between 1777 and 1792.
		The task was to transform the original fortress to a romantic and fashionable castle.
	www.icastelli.it /scotland/culzean.htm (184 words)

	Culzean Castle
		Culzean is set in a Country Park of over 500 acres.
		Culzean was given into the care of the Trust in 1945 under the 'Country House Scheme', by the 5th Marquess of Ailsa.
		Part of the arrangement provided that General Eisenhower was given the use of the top floor of the Castle to use during his lifetime.
	freespace.virgin.net /andrew.jones39/culzean.htm (514 words)

	Ayrshire's Mysterious Sites
		The castle was completely redesigned by Robert Adam between 1777 and 1792, under the 10th Earl of Cassillis.
		President Eisenhower stayed at the castle several times, and was said to have fallen in love with the place.
		May Kennedy from Culzean, was allegedly abducted from the castle by Sir John Cathcart.
	www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk /scotland/ayrshire/ayrshire1.html (219 words)

	Ghost Finders - Paranormal Investigations, Culzean Castle Investigation, Ghost, Investigating haunted locations, ...
		Culzean Castle is located on the Ayrshire coast in the west of Scotland.
		The castle, as it is today, was built in 1777, but the original building was built in 1165.
		Culzean Castle is a fabulous location that has had many reported paranormal sightings and experiences.
	www.ghostfinders.co.uk /culzean.html (977 words)

	Our Wedding Ceremony (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		We were married at Culzean Castle located on the southwest coast of Scotland in South Ayrshire.
		The Oval Staircase is the centerpiece of the castle's interior and one of Adam's finest achievements.
		Jeff, Grisel, Lori and Roger at the beach with Culzean Castle in the background.
	www.grisel.net /ceremony.htm (1004 words)

	Culzean Castle hotel accommodation Ayrshire Scotland. Map
		He commissioned the foremost architect of the time, Robert Adam, to transform Culzean from a dowdy fortress to a grand, romantic and fashionable castle.
		In fact, Adam had used the positioning of the house on the rocky bluff overlooking the sea to compose a 'medieval' castle with battlemented towers and turrets.
		The staircase links the old castle to the new, unifying the building and leading guests first to the circular Saloon and then to what is now the Eisenhower Apartment on the top floor.
	www.aboutscotland.com /culzean/adam.html (753 words)

	Association for Heritage Interpretation
		Culzean's environment encompasses a wealth of natural, historical, architectural and social resources - wonderful raw materials for anyone working in the environmental education field.
		Robert Adam's dramatic clifftop castle is the centrepiece of an historical picturesque landscape comprising mature woodland, farmland, superb gardens, a deer park, water features, fifty estate buildings and the added bonus of three kilometres of spectacular South Ayrshire coastline.
		By introducing the Castle into the five-year environmental education planning system not only did it stimulate and facilitate the changes necessary to bring the Castle into line but it helped fulfil one of the fundamental aims which was to have an integrated approach for the whole property and involve as many disciplines as possible.
	www.heritageinterpretation.org.uk /journals/j4sp-culzean.html (1567 words)

	Culzean Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland
		Culzean Castle on the Ayrshire coast is the most visited property of the National Trust for Scotland.
		Built in the late sixteenth century above a network of caves, the castle became a centre for smuggling during the eighteenth century.
		from The 'Magnificent Castle' of Culzean and the Kennedy Family by Michael Moss.
	www.maybole.org /places/culzean/castle.htm (164 words)

	Catriona Fraser: Photograph of Culzean Castle, Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Designed by the famous architect Robert Adams, and perched on a cliff high above the Firth of Clyde, Culzean Castle was built by the 10th Earl of Cassilis in 1772-90.
		Near Culzean is where the first Earl of Cassilis is said to have roasted the Abbot of Crossraguel in an attempt to make him surrender abbey lands in 1507.
		This romantic castle is perched on the cliff edge above the Firth of Clyde with spectacular views of Arran and the Ailsa Craig.
	www.catrionafraser.com /culzean.html (249 words)

	Culzean Castle - Unexplained Mysteries Discussion Forums
		Culzean Castle was the scene of the roasting to death of a member of the Stuart Clan in 1570 and echoes of this gruesome act have been witnessed even in recent years.
		In the 16th century the castle was the home of the Kennedy Family and it was Gilbert Kennedy, fourth Earl of Cassillie, who had Alan Stuart, Commendator of Crossraguel Abbey, seized.
		In 1972, three servants of the castle independently saw an indistinct shape in the dungeons but it is though that this is the ghost of a Kennedy piper who was murdered at the castle.
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=8581 (1015 words)

	Places to Visit - Culzean Castle, Ayrshire
		Understandably one of the most popular properties of the National Trust for Scotland, Culzean (pronounced Cul-lane) Castle and Country Park is above a cliff on the Ayrshire coast overlooking the estuary of the river Clyde.
		When Culzean Castle was given by the Kennedy family to the National Trust in 1945, they asked that part of the castle should be given to General Eisenhower for his lifetime, as recognition for his role as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe.
		Outside, sheltered by the castle, there are extensive gardens with a wide range of plants and shrubs.
	www.rampantscotland.com /visit/blvisitculzean.htm (339 words)

	Introduction - property for rent
		Culzean Castle was built in 1777 for David, 10th Earl of Cassillis on a site associated with the Kennedy family since the late 14th Century.
		With access by lift, the apartment is completely self-contained and separate from the rest of the Castle and offers a wonderfully special place to stay.
		In 1945, when the Marquess of Ailsa gave Culzean to the National Trust for Scotland, he asked that part of the Castle be given to General Eisenhower, for his lifetime, as a thank you from Scotland for commanding Scottish soldiers in the battle for Europe.
	www.ltr.co.uk /properties/scotland/culzean/introduction (215 words)

	Culzean Castle & Country Park (Scotland) - © Gardens-Guide.com - OPEN GARDENS UK & Ireland - Features, ...
		Culzean Castle and Country Park are situated on the Ayrshire coast and lie within an extensive and significant historic designed landscape of around 286 hectares.
		The gardens and garden-related policies cover an area of approximately 30 acres stretching from the Castle and its dramatic cliff-top setting, to the Swan Pond at the southern area of the property.
		Culzean Castle Estate was acquired by the Trust in 1945.
	www.gardens-guide.com /gardenpages/_0205.htm (347 words)

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