Description

The monument consists of the land around the castle which would originally have contained the barmkin, ancillary buildings and grounds associated with the tower house. The reason for this rescheduling is to exclude the tower house, which is now in regular domestic occupation following restoration.

Castle of Park or Park Hay was built in 1590 by Thomas Hay, the son of the last Abbot of Glenluce, for himself and his wife Janet Macdowel. It stands in a commanding position 1km SW of Glenluce Abbey. It is an L-shaped tower of four storeys and a garret set within extensive parks and gardens. Remnants of a walled garden still existed in 1912. A pair of two-storied wings were added to the castle in the 18th century but were removed earlier in the present century.

The castle was consolidated by the Secretary of State between 1959 and 1989, at which time it was re-roofed and new floors were inserted. It was then passed by lease to Landmark Trust.

The castle gardens were extensive and part of the walled garden was still visible to the S in 1912. The line of the wall respects the later wings so it likely to be of that date.

The area to be scheduled is irregular in plan, with maximum dimensions of 40m due E-W by 60m due N-S, as marked in red on the attached plan. This includes part of the gardens and areas around which are likely to have the potential to provide archaeological information on the use of the castle and its landscape, and excludes the tower house itself.

Source: Historic Environment Scotland

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Source: Historic Environment Scotland