{"id":2354,"date":"2024-05-05T14:26:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-05T18:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/?p=2354"},"modified":"2024-05-05T14:26:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T18:26:22","slug":"castle-spotlight-culzean-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/?p=2354","title":{"rendered":"Castle Spotlight: Culzean Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"63r21\" data-offset-key=\"3eid6-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"3eid6-0-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2355 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/limage-27-305-photo-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/limage-27-305-photo-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/limage-27-305-photo.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"3eid6-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3eid6-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3eid6-0-0\">Recently spotlighted in <\/span><span class=\"_247o\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-offset-key=\"3eid6-1-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3eid6-1-0\">The Scottish Banner<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"3eid6-2-0\"> is the Culzean Castle on the Ayrshire Cliffs. The castle was designed by Robert Adam in the late 18th century and was lived in by David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassillis.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"63r21\" data-offset-key=\"57hgb-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"57hgb-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"57hgb-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"63r21\" data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\">The castle is now owned by the <\/span><span class=\"_247o\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-1-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-1-0\">National Trust for Scotland<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-2-0\"> and is open to the public&#8230; &#8220;sculpted around miles of sandy coastline dotted with caves, and finished off with a Swan Pond, an ice house, flamboyant formal gardens and fruit-filled glasshouses.&#8221;<\/span><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2356 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/18648106176_d9f7ca9723_b-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"355\" height=\"266\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\">There is a large collection of flintlock pistols and military swords, alongside the Oval Staircase which serves as the centerpiece of the house.<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2357 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/walledgardenculzean-300x241.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"296\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\">The garden features two distinctive halves, one filled with flowers and one filled with fruit and vegetable produce for food for the catering facilities.<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2358 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/americanscottishfoundation.com\/programs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MAIN_Culzean_Ailsa_Onion_willow_0920_cec51f87450a2ec96119186dd09ecb1c-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"236\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\">There is also a dedicated 17 miles to animal conservation and nature pathways. The deer park is home to red deer and llamas.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"63r21\" data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"7fa8t-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"63r21\" data-offset-key=\"6grg4-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"6grg4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6grg4-0-0\">Learn more about the castle here: https:\/\/www.nts.org.uk\/visit\/places\/culzean<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently spotlighted in The Scottish Banner is the Culzean Castle on the Ayrshire Cliffs. 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