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It was commissioned by David Kennedy, the 10th Earl of Cassillis who wanted a bachelor pad to entertain his friends. The actual building work was completed in 1792 but the decoration continued until 1795. The Castle was built on a cliff top, above a network of caves, and given its location, not surprisingly became a centre collaboration diagrams airline reservation system project for smuggling.
One of the apartments in Culzean Castle is named after former collaboration diagrams airline reservation system project President of the United States, Eisenhower, who stayed there. The General first visited in 1946 and stayed there four times, including once as President.
The Castle was opened to the public in 1945, under the care of the National Trust for Scotland. The country park was created in 1969, Scotland’s first, and hosts many events including children’s activities, music festivals and Scottish country dancing.
collaboration diagrams airline reservation system project Culzean Castle is also available for accommodation and wedding ceremonies, and within the Castle you will find a good collection of pictures, an armoury with hundreds of pistols and swords, and 18th-century furniture. Your tour offers a choice between a visit to both the castle and country park, or just the country park on its own.
The Country Park, with over 500 acres surrounding the castle, offers a variety of countryside to explore, including woodland walks, a Swan Pond, and cliff top walks, although you should be aware that the cliffs have a 150ft drop into the sea below.
collaboration diagrams airline reservation system project When you pass under the clock tower you will arrive at the castle shop, and further on, the cafe in the old stables. Hailed as one of the finest Georgian castles in Scotland, the Culzean also has a visitor centre, ranger service and two restaurants, both serving excellent food.
Now, it wouldn’t be a true Scottish castle without a ghost story, and Culzean Castle has many. One of the ghosts is thought to be a Kennedy ancestor, a ghostly piper, who plays the pipes in the castle grounds in celebration of the marriages of Kennedy collaboration diagrams airline reservation system project Clan family collaboration diagrams airline reservation system project members.
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Yet another story relates to a supernatural knight who abducted a young heiress and held her captive collaboration diagrams airline reservation system project in the castle. This could well be confused with a true story, collaboration diagrams airline reservation system project as May Kennedy from Culzean was abducted by Sir John Cathcart, and she pushed him to his death on the cliffs.
Culzean Castle is the most popular National trust for Scotland’s property with about 200,000 visitors each year, and Ayrshire, world famous for its legendary golf courses , also has great fishing, cycling, and horse-riding.
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