Ayr Castle

Ayr Castle
Ayr, Scotland
Ayr Castle
Coordinates	55°27′54″N 4°38′08″W / 55.4650°N 4.6355°W / 55.4650; -4.6355Coordinates: 55°27′54″N 4°38′08″W / 55.4650°N 4.6355°W / 55.4650; -4.6355
Grid reference	grid reference NS33482218
Type	Tower
Site information
Open to the public	Private
Condition	Demolished
Site history
Built	1197
In use	Until 16th or 17th century
Materials	Stone

Ayr Castle was a castle situated at Ayr in Scotland. Once considered a royal castle, nothing remains of it above ground.^[1]

History

In 1197, the castle was built by King William the Lion of Scotland, who later in 1205 created a burgh at Ayr.^[1] The castle was captured by the Norwegian King Håkon Håkonsson and his supporters in 1263.^[2] Robert the Bruce burned the castle in August 1298 which had been captured by the English and under the command of Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy. The castle in 1542 was garrisoned by French troops and appears to have been demolished before the Cromwellian occupation between 1650–1651.^[1]

Citations

References

• Lawrie, John (1783). The History of the Wars in Scotland: From the Battle of the Grampian Hills in the year 85 to the Battle of Culloden in the Year 1746. Edinburgh, W Darling.