Kelburne Castle, Earl of Glasgow [ Kelburn ]

Category

Library Item

Item no

29144

Title

Kelburne Castle , Earl of Glasgow [ Kelburn ]

Artist / maker

Ross, Thomas

Date

1888

Size

30.7 x 38.7 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Art and Design Library

Thomas Ross was born at Wardheads, Errol, and attended local schools before going to Glasgow around 1855 to work as an assistant to architect Alexander Kirkland.
In 1862 he began as an assistant to David MacGibbon in Edinburgh, and was made a partner in the firm of MacGibbon and Ross in 1872. Ross began sketching the architecture of Scotland along with his senior partner, contributing to the latter's public lectures, and culminating in the pair's major publications.

Kelburn Castle is a large house near Fairlie, North Ayrshire in Scotland. It is the seat of the Earl of Glasgow. Originally built in the thirteenth century, it was remodelled in the sixteenth century. In 1700 the first Earl made further extensions to the house in a manner not unlike a French château which is virtually how it appears today. In 1977 the house and grounds opened to the public as a country park. It is one of the oldest castles in Scotland and has been continuously inhabited by the same family for longer than any other.

In 2007 experts told the owners of Kelburn Castle that its concrete facing would eventually need to be replaced to avoid further damage to the stonework. At the suggestion of his children, Lord Glasgow invited four Brazilian graffiti artists to paint the walls. Historic Environment Scotland agreed to the project, on the basis that the graffiti would be removed when the exterior was renovated.

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