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Auchinleck Old House is a sixteenth-century defensive structure located in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The building represents a significant example of late medieval domestic architecture from the period when fortified residences were common among the Scottish gentry and nobility. Its design reflects the transitional character of Scottish architecture during the sixteenth century, when traditional defensive features were gradually incorporated into more substantial residential dwellings. The monument survives as an important record of local aristocratic settlement and architectural practice in Renaissance Scotland.
Auchinleck Old House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5468. View the official record →
Auchinleck Old House is a sixteenth-century defensive structure located in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5468.
Auchinleck Old House is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM5468.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Auchinleck Castle (0.1 km), Kingencleugh Castle (2.5 km), Ballochmyle Viaduct,rock carvings 280m NE of (2.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Auchinleck Old House's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Auchinleck Old House stands on Stewartry Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Permian. The rock here is sandstone, breccia and conglomerate.