ABSTRACT When in 1969 Culzean, Ayrshire, was designated as Scotland’s first country park, it utilised legislative provisions intended to provide countryside recreation space for motorists. This paper offers a critical review of the designation process, revealing how this was used by the National Trust for Scotland as a mechanism to manage their prime property, and particularly to achieve a financially sustainable future. It shows how creative financing, bending rules, manipulating expectations, and flexibility were applied through partnerships with public authorities that were beneficial to all parties, while not quite adhering to the intent of the legislation. Culzean achieved acclaim, offered an exemplar to be followed by its counterparts, and informed perceptions and definitions of the British country park. A review of this experience is critical in that austerity is now threatening the existing funding model and new funding models are needed. An understanding of historic processes may help inform present solutions.

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卡尔津郊野公园——标志性的苏格兰景观如何使用名称来确保可持续的未来

摘要 当 1969 年艾尔郡的卡尔津被指定为苏格兰的第一个郊野公园时，它利用了旨在为驾车者提供乡村休闲空间的立法规定。本文对指定过程进行了批判性审查，揭示了苏格兰国民信托如何将其用作管理其主要财产的机制，尤其是实现财务可持续的未来。它展示了如何通过与公共当局的合作来应用创造性融资、弯曲规则、操纵期望和灵活性，这对所有各方都有利，但并不完全符合立法的意图。Culzean 获得了赞誉，提供了一个可供同行效仿的榜样，并为英国郊野公园提供了明智的看法和定义。回顾这一经验至关重要，因为紧缩现在正在威胁现有的筹资模式，需要新的筹资模式。了解历史进程可能有助于为当前的解决方案提供信息。