Glenapp Castle was built in 1870 by the celebrated architect David Bryce for James Hunter, the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire.

The castle and its lands were purchased in 1917 by James Lyle Mackay, subsequently the first Earl of Inchcape. His descendants owned the castle until 1982, during which time they expanded the estate considerably and enlarged and altered the castle to its present form.

The McMillan family acquired the castle in June 1994, by which time it had sadly fallen into a very poor state of repair. Their daughter and son in law, Fay and Graham Cowan, made the castle their home, and six years later, having restored Glenapp to its former grandeur, the Cowans opened the doors of the castle as an exclusive luxury retreat.

"Graham and Fay Cowan invite you to join them as their house guests at the beginning of this new era for Glenapp Castle"