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CULZEAN CASTLE
(J4x32)
Jenny Bradley Culzean Castle Collection
1- 8
1L+2L
also
3M+4M
cross
passing
partner
LSh
&
cast
2
places,
3M+4M
dance ½ diag R&L with 1L+2L
9-16
1M+2M
also
3L+4L
cross
passing
partner
RSh
&
cast
2
places,
3L+4L
dance ½ diag R&L with 1M+2M 2 1 4 3
17-24
1s & 4s dance ½ Figs of 8 round end couples & turn 1½ times
25-32
1s+4s+3s dance Allemande 2 3 4 1
2010
July 11
th
Culzean
Castle
(pronounced
Kul-layn)
is
the
former
home
of
the
Marquess
of
Ailsa
(now
owned
by
the
National
Trust
for
Scotland)
and
is
situated
near
Maybole,
Carrick,
on
the
Ayrshire
coast.
The
present
castle
was
built
in
stages
between
1777
and
1792
as
an
L-plan
by
order
of
David
Kennedy,
10th
Earl
of
Cassilis.
He
instructed
the
architect,
Robert
Adam
to
rebuild
a
previous
more
basic
stately
house
into
a
fine
castle
to
be
the
seat
of
his
earldom.
It
incorporated
a
large
drum
tower
with
a
circular
saloon
inside
(which
overlooks
the
sea),
a
grand
oval
staircase and a suite of well-appointed apartments.
In
a
little
bay
below
the
castle
stands
the
Gas
House
which
provided
coal
gas,
and
then
from
1901,
acetylene
gas,
for
the
castle
and
home
farm
up
until
1947.
The
buildings
include
the
Gas
Manager’s
house,
the
Retort
House
and the remains of the gasometer.
In
1945,
the
Kennedy
family
gave
the
castle
and
grounds
to
the
National
Trust
of
Scotland,
whilst
stipulating
that
the
apartment
at
the
top
of
the
castle
be
given
to
General
Eisenhower
in
recognition
of
his
role
as
Supreme
Commander
of
the
Allied
Forces
in
Europe
during
WWII.
The
General
first
visited
Culzean
Castle
in
1946
and
stayed there 4 times, including once while US President.
Since
1987
an
illustration
of
the
castle
has
featured
on
the
reverse
side
of
£5
notes
issued
by
the
Royal
Bank
of
Scotland.
