Glenapp Castle, formerly the family seat of the Earl of Inchcape, is now a luxury hotel and restaurant located about southeast of Ballantrae, South Ayrshire,

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.Coventry, Martin (2001). ''The Castles of Scotland''. Musselburgh: Goblinshead. p. 190

History

The castle was built for the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of the County, James Hunter. It has no older origin. Designed by the famous Scottish architect

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of Ayrshire at the time, the Castle was finished in 1870. It is a noteworthy example of the Scottish Baronial style of architecture The Inchcape family owned the castle from 1917 until the early 1980s. Pioneering

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, daughter of the first Earl of Inchcape, lived at the castle until her untimely death in 1928 in an attempt to fly the Atlantic in a single engined

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/ref> The Castle opened as a hotel in 2000; entry to the castle and its grounds is only for guests with a room or restaurant reservation.

Location

Glenapp Castle is near Ballantrae in South Ayrshire and overlooks several

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, Arran and

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. The site is also close to

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and several

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such as Logan Gardens, Castle Kennedy Gardens. The actual castle and its buildings are almost from the electronically gated entrance. A country house in_Scotland 2

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* {{Castles in South Ayrshire Hotels in South Ayrshire Restaurants in Scotland Castles in South Ayrshire Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes Category B listed buildings in South Ayrshire 1870 establishments in Scotland Buildings and structures completed in 1870 Hotels established in 2000 2000 establishments in Scotland Scottish baronial architecture

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