Basic Site Details
| Name: | Kenmure Castle |
| Town, district or village: | New Galloway |
| City or county: | Kirkcudbrightshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Kells |
| Status: | B Listed |
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| Notes: |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Castle | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| Plans drawn up | Plans by William Adam - not executed | ||
| 1841 | Alterations and additions | ||
| 1865 | Addition of buttressing | ||
| 1879 | West range remodelled | ||
| 1908 | Extension of west wing to the north | ||
| After 1911 | Before 1921 | Alterations to estate buildings and cottages | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| William Adam | C | Plans drawn up | |||
| William McCandlish | D | 1841 | Alterations | ||
| Hugh Hough (or Heugh, or Heuch) MacLure | 1865 | Addition of buttressing | |||
| M E Hadfield & Son | A | 1879 | West range remodelled | ||
| Matthew Ellison Hadfield | A | 1879 | West range remodelled | ||
| Christian Eliot | 1908 | Extension of west range | |||
| George Andrew Paterson | B | After 1911 | Before 1921 | Alterations to estate buildings and cottages | |
| John Stewart | B | After 1911 | Before 1921 | Alterations to estate buildings and cottages | |
| Stewart & Paterson | B | After 1911 | Before 1921 | Alterations to estate buildings and cottages | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Kenmure, 7th Viscount | Client for alterations in 1841 |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Adam, William | 1820 | Vitruvius Scoticus | Plates 51-53 | ||
| Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | London: YUP. 4th edition | ||
| Gifford, John | 1996 | Dumfries and Galloway (The Buildings of Scotland) | pp354-356 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 9745 | |
| NAS | SC Archives (Sc) | SC 16/64/10 | p135 |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Stewart: F no1830 (microfilm reel 15) | |