Kelburne, seat of the Earl of Glasgow

Category

Library Item

Item no

13101

Title

Kelburne, seat of the Earl of Glasgow

Artist / maker

Webster, Mary

Date

1836

Size

24.1 x 29.7 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Annotation below painting reads 'Sketched from nature 16th August 1836'

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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