In the mid 1800s, 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 with
the mansion being bought by the County Council. The Council
opened Glaisnock in 1952 as a junior secondary school. The
school specializing in rural education took in boarders
as well as day pupils.
Glaisnock was operated as a four year school from 1968
until its closure in June 1973. The house gradually fell
into disrepair as it was being used as a residential centre
for outdoor studies. In 2005, a £6 million refurbishment
plan got underway to transform Glaisnock House into a European
Centre for Creativity.
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