List of castles in South Ayrshire

This is a list of castles in South Ayrshire, Scotland.

List

Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture Ardstinchar Castle Ruin Private Ballantrae Mary Queen of Scots once stayed here Auchans Castle Tower House 17th century Ruin Private Dundonald Onetime home to Lady Susanna Montgomerie and visited by Dr Samuel Johnson & James Boswell Baltersan Castle Ruin Barnweill Castle 13th century Moat only Private Craigie The remains of Barnweill Church lie nearby Blairquhan Castle Historic house 1824 Occupied Private Carleton Castle Tower castle 15th century Ruin Private Lendalfoot Held by the Cathcarts of Killochan Cassillis Castle Keep 15th century Occupied Private Minishant One time home of the Cassillis family Craigie Castle Keep 13th century Ruin Craigie 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 Incorporates an older tower house Dalquharran Castle (old) 15th century Ruin Dailly Dalquharran Castle (new) 1785 Ruin Dailly Dundonald Castle Ruin Historic Scotland Dundonald Dunduff CastleL-shaped Tower Circa 1696 Restored Private Dunure Held by the Stewarts and then the Whitefords Dunure Castle Keep 15th century Ruin Marquess of Ailsa Dunure Fail Castle Tower 16th century Sparse remains Private Tarbolton Modified part of Fail Monastery Gadgirth Castle Tower 14th Century Demolished Private Annbank Mansion house was built on the site Gadgirth Old Ha' Tower Prior to 14th Century Sparse remains Private Annbank Replaced by Gadgirth Castle that was demolished in 1808. Held by the Chalmer family Glenapp Castle Occupied Greenan Castle Ruin Killochan Castle 1581 Occupied Near Girvan Maybole Castle 1560 Occupied Maybole Penkill Castle 16th century Occupied Sundrum Castle Occupied Thomaston Castle Ruin Turnberry Castle Ruin

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 Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press

External links Video footage of Carleton Castle