TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moss,Michael
TI  - The 'Magnificent Castle' of Culzean and the Kennedy Family
SN  - 9780748617227
U1  - 929.72 22
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Edinburgh : 
PB  - Edinburgh University Press, 
KW  - Nobility
KW  - Scotland
KW  - Ayrshire
KW  - Biography
KW  - Scottish Studies
KW  - HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Foreword --; Preface --; Acknowledgements --; Through the ruined arch --; 1. Bloody feuds: to 1710 --; 2. Prudent smugglers: 1710-44 --; 3. The well-travelled man: 1744-75 --; 4. The jocular builder and American cousins: 1775-92 --; 5. Americans to the rescue: 1792-1816 --; 6. Gambling and green ribbons: 1816-46 --; 7. Nothing to do but hunt: 1846-70 --; 8. Sailing and sadness: 1870-92 --; 9. Economy and expenditure: 1892-1938 --; 10. Leaving the family home: 1938-58 --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index --; Picture credits; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - Explore Culzean Castle with this book!Culzean Castle on the Ayrshire coast is the most visited property of the National Trust for Scotland. This lavishly illustrated book 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 new history of the castle and a fascinating account of the running of a Scottish country estate. With new pictures, many of them in colour, and an accessible style, this is essential reading for anyone interested in Scottish history and Scottish architecture.Built in the late sixteenth century above a network of caves, the castle became a centre for smuggling during the eighteenth 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.Key FeaturesMajor new account of Culzean's history, going back four hundred yearsBeautifully produced and lavishly illustrated, with many new picturesIncludes easy-to-read story of the family, plus family treeEssential reading for anyone interested in Scottish history and Adam architecture
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474471138
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474471138
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781474471138/original
ER  -