117K views · 2.1K reactions | A remarkable vision of turrets and battlements, Culzean Castle and Country Park in #Ayrshire is surrounded by surging seas, lush forests and secret gardens. See more at www.nts.org.uk/iad2016 #IAD2016 | National Trust for Scotland | Facebook

Culzean Castle in South Ayrshire – Robert Adam’s cliff-top masterpiece. The country park boasts 40 buildings and secret follies, as well as woods, beaches, parkland, a swan pond, deer park and cliffs. This glorious 260ha estate was once the playground of David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassillis – a man who was keen to impress with his wealth and status. The castle itself is perched on the Ayrshire cliffs, incorporating everything the earl could wish for in his country home. It was designed by Rober

Culzean Castle in South Ayrshire is a cliff-top masterpiece, filled to the turrets with treasures that tell the stories of the people who lived here. This glorious estate, designed in the late eighteenth century by Robert Adam, was once the playground of David Kennedy, 10th Earl of Cassillis – a man who was keen to impress with his wealth and status. Kennedy was one of the oldest clans in Scotland, with an ancestry that can be traced back to Robert the Bruce. The country park boasts forty buildi