Museum Represents a museum WC Yes EventsForChildren No HearingLoop No IsIncludedThisYear Yes DisabledAccess No Activities <p>Image (c) <a href="http://www.scran.ac.uk/">www.scran.ac.uk</a></p> OpeningTime1 10:00-16:00 OpeningDate1 8/9/2019 IsNewThisYear No ID Google Panorama ID 10592 Refreshments No Street The street address Auchinleck House AddressLine2 Auchinleck Postcode KA18 2LR Parking No DisabledWC No LimitedAccess No NotAccessible No Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Auchinleck House Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived ayrshire Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 568 Type The nature or genre of the resource Museum Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. current,55.47802,-4.36331; Description An account of the resource <p>Built c.1760 by Lord Auchinleck, and inherited by his son James Boswell, biographer of Dr Johnson. Johnson visited the house in 1773. It is a fine example of an 18th century country villa. Classical design strongly influenced by Adam. Fine pediment with elaborate detail and quote from Horace about the contentment to be found in country life. Saved by the Scottish Building Preservation Trust. Restoration completed by the Landmark Trust with splendid plaster-work and period furniture.</p> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c. 1760