Basic Site Details
| Name: | Cambusdoon House |
| Town, district or village: | Alloway |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | House burnt 1970 and demolished |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1850s(?) | Addition | Plans drawn up for vinery | |
| 1853 | 1854 | Build/construction | Date given in Buildings of Scotland |
| 1970 | Demolition | ||
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 | |
| George Bell I | A | 1850s(?) | Plans drawn up for vinery | ||
| Clarke & Bell | B | 1850s(?) | Plans drawn up for vinery | ||
| William Clarke | B | 1850s(?) | Plans drawn up for vinery | ||
| David Bryce | 1853 | Attribution by Davis on sound stylistic grounds | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Baird, John, ironmaster | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p93 | |
| Davis, Michael C | 1991 | The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire | Ardrishaig, Argyll: privately published | p195 | |
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| State Library, New South Wales | Sketchbook and scrapbook of architectural plans and tracings | Plates 109-111, 113, 115-122 | |