List of castles in South Ayrshire
This is a list of castles in South Ayrshire.
List
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auchans Castle | Tower House | 17th century | Ruin | Private | Dundonald NS3548034599 | Onetime home to Lady Susanna Montgomerie and visited by Dr Samuel Johnson & James Boswell |  |
| Baltersan Castle | Ruin |  | |||||
| Barnweill Castle | 16th century | Moat only | Private | Craigie | The remains of Barnweill Church lie nearby |  | |
| Barr Castle | Lodge St Peter 331 | Galston NS3468058156 |  | ||||
| Blairquhan Castle | Historic house | 1824 | Occupied | Private | NS3653105468 |  | |
| Craigie Castle | Keep | 13th century | Ruin | Craigie NS4084831699 | One time home of the Wallace family |  | |
| Crosbie Castle | Keep | 14th century | Ruin | South Ayrshire Council | Troon | Demolished by the Fullarton of Fullarton family and made into an ice house |  |
| Culzean Castle | Historic house | 1792 | Preserved | National Trust for Scotland | NS2325410253 | Incorporates an older tower house |  |
| Dundonald Castle | Ruin | Historic Scotland | Dundonald NS3637234511 |  | |||
| Dunduff Castle | L-shaped Tower | Circa 1696 | Restored | Private | Dunure NS2719216370 | Held by the Stewarts and then the Whitefords |  |
| Dunure Castle | Keep | 15th century | Ruin | Marquess of Ailsa | Dunure NS250158 |  | |
| Fail Castle | Tower | 16th century | Sparse remains | Private | Tarbolton NS4212928654 | Modified part of Fail Monastery | |
| Glenapp Castle | Occupied | NX0935480711 | |||||
| Greenan Castle | Ruin | NS3118719324 |  | ||||
| Maybole Castle | 1560 | Occupied | Maybole | ||||
| Penkill Castle | 16th century | Occupied | NX2315398535 | ||||
| Sundrum Castle | Occupied | NS4107421260 |  | ||||
| Thomaston Castle | Ruin | NS2399309532 |  | ||||
| Turnberry Castle | Ruin | NS1966507245 |  |
See also
- Castles in Scotland
- List of castles in Scotland
- List of listed buildings in South 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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