Glaisnock HouseBuilt around 1833, Glaisnock House was designed by James INGRAM of Kilmarnock for James ALLASON, the owner at the time. The house has been extended since. In the mid 19th century the Estate passed from the Allason family to Captain Robert CAMPBELL of Auchmannoch in the parish of Sorn.
The estate was broken up around 1949, the mansion and its immediate policies being bought by the county council and opened in 1952 as a junior secondary school. Taking boarders as well as day pupils, the school specialised in rural education and was much beloved of farmers.
In 1968 it was upgraded to a four-year school, but it was closed in June 1973. It subsequently became a residential centre for outdoor studies.
The future of the House looks uncertain (July 2004)
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Glaisnock House
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