List of castles in North Ayrshire
This is a list of castles in North Ayrshire.
List
Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
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Ailsa Craig Castle | Tower | Ruin | Private | Off Girvan | |||
Ardrossan Castle | Ruin | Ardrossan | Accessible to the public | ||||
Auchenharvie Castle | Ruin | Private | Near Torranyard | A dangerous site | |||
Hill of Beith Castle | Tower | 17th century | Foundations only | Private | Beith | Demolished in the 1750s | |
Broadstone Castle | No remains | Private | Beith | Demolished in 1850 to build the nearby farm | |||
Brodick Castle | Historic House | National Trust for Scotland | Isle of Arran | ||||
Clonbeith Castle | Ruin | Private farm | Near Auchentiber | ||||
Little Cumbrae Castle | Tower | 16th century | Ruin | Private | Near Cumbrae Island | ||
Cunninghamhead Castle | No remains | Private | Near Irvine | ||||
Eglinton Castle | Ruin | North Ayrshire Council | Irvine | Now Eglinton Country Park | |||
Fairlie Castle | Tower | 15th century | Ruin | Private | Fairlie | ||
Giffen castle | No remains | Private | Near Barrmill | Parts of it are incorporated into Barrmill Mill | |||
Glengarnock Castle | Tower | Ruin | Private | Kilbirnie | |||
Hessilhead Castle | Scant remains | Private | Near Lugton | A Wildlife Rescue Centre occupies part of the old estate | |||
Kelburn Castle | Castle open | ||||||
Kerelaw Castle | Ruin | North Ayrshire Council | Saltcoats | Fenced off - dangerous | |||
Kersland Castle | Tower | 15th century | Ruin | Private | Near Dalry | Located at Easter Kersland Farm | |
Kilbirnie Place | Tower | 14th century | Ruin | Private | Near Kilbirnie | On a golf course | |
Kildonan Castle | 13th century | ||||||
Law Castle | 15th century | ||||||
Lochranza Castle (Arran Island) | Historic Scotland | Lochranza NR935505 | |||||
Montfode Castle | Fortified tower | 16th century | Mostly demolished | Private | Near Ardrossan | One tower and a short section of wall remain | |
Montgreenan Castle | Ruin | Private | Near Kilwinning | Montgreenan House is nearby. Also known as the 'Bishop's Palace' | |||
Pitcon | Fortified tower | Demolished | Private | Near Dalry | An 18th-century mansion is now present near the site | ||
Portencross Castle | |||||||
Roughwood Tower | Fortified tower | 15th century | Demolished | Private | Near Beith | A farm with old outbuildings is on the site | |
Seagate Castle | Fortified townhouse | 16th century | Ruin | North Ayrshire Council | In Irvine | access on Doors Open Days only | |
Shewalton Castle | Fortified tower | Demolished | Private | Irvine | The castle was demolished in 1806 and a mansion house built on the site, also now demolished. | ||
Skelmorlie Castle | Tower | 16th century | Inhabited | Private | Near Largs | Much altered | |
Stanecastle | Substantial ruin | North Ayrshire Council | Stanecastle, Irvine | Accessible and well maintained |
See also
- Castles in Scotland
- List of castles in Scotland
- List of listed buildings in North Ayrshire
Notes
References
- Coventry, Martin (2001) The Castles of Scotland, 3rd Ed. Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-26-7
- Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead ISBN 1-899874-36-4
- Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press
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