Craigends House, a notable example of Scottish Baronial architecture designed by David Bryce was demolished in 1971.

[1] Ardgryfe House, a category B-listed Renaissance-style stone mansion built in 1867, is on Craigends Road.

The estate's name is of uncertain origin though it is likely that the Craig construct comes from the Scottish Gaelic creagh: "a steep rugged mass of rock projecting upward or outward".

His estate and personal fortune was inherited by his widow, Alison Cuninghame, who maintained the mores of the landed gentry for decades to come.

Though now dominated by private houses, roads and pavements some ancient woodland remains - most notably in the west, along the banks of the Gryffe.