This is a list of castles in North Ayrshire, Scotland.
List
Name Type Date Condition Ownership Location Notes Picture 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 Cloncaird Castle Historic Castle Private by Maybole 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 Hunterston Castle Tower 13th century Intact & Furnished Private West Kilbride Paid tours available 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 Little Cumbrae Castle Tower 16th century Ruin Private Near Cumbrae Island Lochranza Castle (Arran Island) Historic Scotland Lochranza Monkcastle Ruin Private Near Kilwinning 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 Coventry, Martin (2010) Castles of the Clans Scotland: Goblinshead Pattullo, Nan (1974) Castles, Houses and Gardens of Scotland Edinburgh: Denburn Press