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Monkredding House

by Roger Griffith 9 September
  • Monkredding Lodge and main entrance
  • The old entrance, abandoned due to limestone quarrying

Monkredding formed a small estate in the Parish of Kilwinning lying between Kilwinning and Auchentiber on the B778. The property was originally held by the Tironensian monks of Kilwinning Abbey and was known as 'Moncarden', the 'Monk's Garden', the rest home for the brothers, Monkcastle near Dalgarven was the abbot's country retreat.

Between 1539 and 1545, the Nevin family obtained the lands of East and West Monkredding from Alexander, Abbot of Kilwinning who was selling properties in the expectations of the dissolution of the abbey and its properties that was clearly on the way.

Thomas Nevin, the first laird, was successful in the coal mining trade and was wealthy enough to start building the present mansion, a small, much-altered 'L' shaped castle, now with a large modern wing to the rear, dating from 1905, and built to plans by Hugh Thomson, JP and architect working in Saltcoats who also built the porch and probably the Edwardian lodges.

The other lairds were the Cuninghames of Clonbeith, the Millers of Monkcastle and the MacAlister family. The famous natural historian, geologist, and archaeologist, John Smith, lived and wrote several of his books at Monkredding.

A ley tunnel is said to run from the house to the abbey, but no traces have been found to date.

The well preserved castle is now a private dwelling.


14 October | 9:20:21

william sneddon says

There is a couple of tunnels but not in monkredden house but are not far away from it!

 

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