Cunninghamhead Estate Caravan Park and Stables. | |
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Type | Residential Park |
Location | Cunninghamhead Estate, Irvine, Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°38′34″N 4°35′43″W / 55.6428°N 4.5952°W |
Area | 18 acres |
Visitors | No |
Status | Private |
Public transit access | Cunninghamhead railway station |
The Cunninghamhead Estate is in the 21st century mainly a residential caravan park with two private residences near Irvine, Scotland. It was once a private estate, owned by a sequence of recorded families since around 1418. The Mansion House, one of Britain's lost houses, was built in 1747; it was destroyed by fire in the early 1960s, whilst renovation work was being carried out. The old mansion and castle have been lost, however the stables are still a residence, whilst the Gardner's Cottage survive as ruins. From 1964, work was carried out, first to use the estate as a chicken farm and later as holiday and residential, caravan park and camping site, making most of the rural location. Circa 2003 the site was significantly redeveloped to become a residential caravan park exclusively for the use of retired and semi-retired persons.