What is recorded here
Culzean Castle, Information Room and Public Toilets sit in South Ayrshire, Scotland, recorded as a modern information centre and public convenience. The castle looms above the practical rooms, where visitors refresh themselves before facing its grandeur. Toilets and information counters sound small beside castle walls, yet they serve the same human need: to orient themselves and continue the journey.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Culzean Castle, Information Room and Public Toilets as Information Centre (modern), Public Convenience (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 was originally built in the 18th century by the Kennedy family, specifically Robert Adam, for David Kennedy, 11th Earl of Cassilis. It is important as a fine example of Adam-style architecture and as a historic seat of the Kennedy family, later becoming a prominent Scottish heritage site.
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