Semple House And Low Semple House Including Boundary Walls, Castle Semple House, Castle Semple Former Mansion Incorporating. Landau House

Attributed to Robert Hunter of Ayr, circa 1735 (see Notes). Largely symmetrical remains of Castle Semple House facing S to Castle Semple Loch. Central ruins of external basement walls with linking screen walls to former wings and with further L-plan former stable pavilions to far right and left (currently converted to form 4 separate residential dwellings, 2011). Ashlar with chamfered rusticated quoins to outer sections. Raised margins, cornice. Rusticated lintels to basement window openings. Screen walls with open key-stoned round-arches and round-arched niches. Round-arched key-stoned niches to inner elevations of former wings.

LANDAU HOUSE: to far right (NS 37790 60095): 2-storey, 5-bay L-plan house with re-entrant angle to W. Exterior stone stair in re-entrant angle with balcony supported on single Ionic column. Single-storey, piended roof section to N. Pair of wide, key-stoned, round-arched window openings to S. Low, rubble wall to S with decorative metal gate.

CASTLE SEMPLE HOUSE: to right (NS 37761 60096): 2-storey 6-bay former wing with courtyard to W. Small window openings to upper storey. Some key-stoned round-arched window openings to W elevation. Tall curved boundary wall to W. Slated roof.

SEMPLE HOUSE: to left (NS 37714 60075). 2-storey, 6-bay former wing. Low coped rubble wall to S. Small square window openings to upper storey.

LOW SEMPLE HOUSE: to far left (NS 37704 60046): 2-storey, 5-bay L-plan house with later, single storey U-plan extension to N, forming courtyard. Later, lean-to glass covered walkway to N and W courtyard elevations. Pair of wide, key-stoned, round-arched window openings to S.

Mixture of glazing. Predominantly small pane replacement timber sash and case windows; some 6-over 6-pane to ground and with 3-over 3-pane to upper storey. Casement windows to property at far left. Grey slates; Bell-cast roof to Landau, Castle-Semple House and Semple House. Cast iron rainwater goods.

INTERIORS (partly seen, 2011). Later interiors.