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Culzean Castle, Harbour

Harbour (period Unassigned), Slipway (period Unassigned)
Culzean Castle, Harbour
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Culzean Castle, Harbour is a harbour and slipway in South Ayrshire, Scotland, recorded in the National Record of the Historic Environment. The exact position is known to the nearest metre, yet the harbour's working years and the hands that guided boats across its water remain unrecorded. It may have served the castle estate, carrying materials, people or goods along the coast before the castle itself claimed attention. The harbour still belongs to that place, waiting for someone to remember what it carried.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Culzean Castle, Harbour as Harbour (period Unassigned), Slipway (period Unassigned). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Culzean Castle, Harbour is associated with Culzean Castle, a historic seat of the Kennedy family, built in the 18th century. The harbour and slipway were important for the estate's maritime activities and trade.

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