Castledown
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Balnowlart House sits on an impressive raised sight near to Ballantrae in South Ayrshire, commanding views over the River Stinchar. Once grand and imposing it now appears sadly close to ruin, surrounded by rusting farm machinery and the odd abandoned car.
I've been able to find very little history about the place so far, but spoke to a local during my visit who said it had been built in 1905, and I've also heard it could possibly have been a hunting lodge. I don't know when it was abandoned but the deterioration is quite advanced - the majority of internal upper floors have collapsed along with the staircase and large sections of the roof have fallen in. The main house seems roughly square in plan with 3 floors plus basement, and there is a small courtyard of 1-2 storey buildings at the rear which look like they would have housed the kitchen and other service rooms.
These are the first photos I've taken with my new camera - recently got a Canon 500D. A big step up from my Panasonic compact so it was great to have a play around with
I've been able to find very little history about the place so far, but spoke to a local during my visit who said it had been built in 1905, and I've also heard it could possibly have been a hunting lodge. I don't know when it was abandoned but the deterioration is quite advanced - the majority of internal upper floors have collapsed along with the staircase and large sections of the roof have fallen in. The main house seems roughly square in plan with 3 floors plus basement, and there is a small courtyard of 1-2 storey buildings at the rear which look like they would have housed the kitchen and other service rooms.
These are the first photos I've taken with my new camera - recently got a Canon 500D. A big step up from my Panasonic compact so it was great to have a play around with
