[1] From 1939 to 2000, it was the location of Ballochmyle Hospital operated by NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

[2][3] Ballochmyle House was designed by Robert Adam and completed in 1760 before being substantially rebuilt to a design by Hew Montgomerie Wardrop with assistance from George Mackie Watson in 1887.

[4] It was the home of Wilhelmina Alexander whose lasting fame derives from being Robert Burns's 'The Bonnie Lass o'Ballochmyle' in the song of that title.

[5] In 1939, Ballochmyle Hospital was established as one of seven Emergency Hospital Service facilities for military casualties when Ballochmyle House was requisitioned from Sir Claud Alexander.

[7] The house has since been converted into luxury apartments and the site redeveloped for residential use.