Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Sundrum

Sundrum, a mansion in Coylton parish, Ayrshire, on an eminence near the left bank of the Water of Coyle, 5½ miles E of Ayr. Its oldest part is a tower of unknown antiquity, with walls 10 feet in thickness, whilst the modern portion dates from 1792. Acquired by his grandfather in 1750, the estate now belongs to John Hamilton, Esq. (b. 1806; suc. 1837), who holds 2944 acres in the shire, valued at £4280 per annum.—Ord. Sur., sh. 14, 1863. See A. H. Millar's Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire (Edinb. 1885).


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a mansion"   (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites")
Administrative units: Coylton ScoP       Ayrshire ScoCnty

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