5/19/2023 0 Comments Books by michael moss![]() ![]() The estate was rescued when wealthy American cousins inherited it in 1792. His brother and heir commissioned Robert Adam to create his masterpiece and became bankrupt as a result. Sir Thomas Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassillis, went on an extended grand tour in the 1750s and returned full of ideas as to how to improve his vast estates and home. ![]() Built in the late sixteenth century above a network of caves, the castle became a centre for smuggling during the eighteenth century. With new pictures, many of them in colour, and an accessible style, this is essential reading for anyone interested in Scottish history and Scottish architecture. Michael Moss has carried out extensive research, drawing on estate records, original plans and family correspondence to create a major new history of the castle and a fascinating account of the running of a Scottish country estate. This lavishly illustrated book tells the whole history of the castle. Explore Culzean Castle with this book! Culzean Castle on the Ayrshire coast is the most visited property of the National Trust for Scotland. ![]()
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