IRVINE EGLINGTON CASTLE

A huge and once grand castellated mansion, which dates form the eighteenth century, but stands on the site of an old castle. The lands were held by the Eglintons from 1205 or earlier until they passed...Read MoreA huge and once grand castellated mansion, which dates form the eighteenth century, but stands on the site of an old castle. The lands were held by the Eglintons from 1205 or earlier until they passed by marriage to the Montgomerys in the latter half of the fourteenth century. The Montgomerys were made Earls of Eglinton in 1528. The remains of the castle stand in a country park.View Less