List of castles in East Ayrshire


This is a list of castles in East Ayrshire.

List

NameTypeDateConditionOwnershipLocationNotesPicture
Aiket CastleTower houseLate 15th centuryRestored and used as a residencePrivate Near DunlopSee Barony of Aiket
Auchencloigh CastleTower House15th centuryScant remainsPrivateNear Sinclairston
Barr CastleTower house15th centuryIn use as a Masonic Lodge with a museumMasonic LodgeGalston Also known as Lockhart Tower
Borland CastleTower Castle15th CenturyNo remainsPrivateCumnock
Busbie CastleTower house14th centuryScant remainsGarden of residenceKnockentiberDemolished in the 1950s
Caprington CastleTower house15th centuryStill in use as a residencePrivateNear Kilmarnock Extended to form a baronial house in the 1830s
Carnell CastleTower house15th centuryStill in use as a residence and hotelPrivateExtended to form a baronial house in 1843
Cessnock CastleTower house13th centuryRestored as a residencePrivateGalston
Corsehill CastleTower houseRuinedPrivateStewarton See Corsehill, Lainshaw, Robertland and Dunlop
Craufurdland CastleTower house14th centuryStill in use as a residencePrivateNear Kilmarnock Extended to form a gothic house in the 19th century
Dallars CastleTower House15th centuryReplaced by a mansion housePrivateHurlford Know for a time as Auchenskeith. Held by the Cuninghams for many years
Dean CastleCourtyard Castle14th centuryRestored as a museumEast Ayrshire CouncilKilmarnock Restored 1935-6
Dunlop CastleUnknown14th centuryNo remainsPrivateNear Dunlop Dunlop House is built on the site
Haining PlaceTower House16/17th centuriesVaulted basement survivesPrivateNear Kilmarnock Last used as farm workers accommodation
Kerse CastleBefore 1600No remainsCraufurd clanNear Hollybush
Kilmaurs Castlec. 15th centuryNo remainsPrivateNear Jocksthorn Farm, KilmaursReplaced by later Kilmaurs Place
Kingencleugh CastleL-plan tower house17th CenturyOrnamental ruinsPrivateNear MauchlinePart of the Kingencleugh House estate
Kyle CastleTower castle and barmkin15th CenturySparse ruinsPrivateNear MuirkirkMarquis of Bute Estates
Lainshaw CastleLainshaw House incorporates part of the old castlePrivateStewartonSee Corsehill, Lainshaw, Robertland and Dunlop in 1779
Lefnoreis CastleTower Castle15th CenturyFoundations onlyGreat Steward of Scotland TrustCumnockSometimes known as Lochnorris
Loch Doon Castle Late 13th century RuinedHistoric Scotland
Loudoun CastleCourtyard Castleby the 1820sSubstantial ruinsPrivateNear GalstonDestroyed by fire in 1941, formerly known as Windsor of the North, incorporated into a theme park between 1995 and 2010
Mauchline CastleTower15th centuryStill standingPrivateMauchlineAlso known as Abbot Hunter's Tower
Martnaham CastleTower4th & 5th centuries RuinsPrivateOn the south-side of Martnaham Lochhttp://www.futuremuseum.co.uk/collections/people/key-people/soldiers,-sailors,-rebels-outlaws/king-coil.aspx
Newmilns TowerKeep1530sRestored and used as a residencePrivateNewmilns Restored in 1997 - locally referred to as The Keep
Polkelly CastleTower14th centuryRemovedPrivateNear Polkelly HallRuins used to build a road in the 1850s
Ravenscraig CastleBefore 1604RuinedSee Corsehill, Lainshaw, Robertland and Dunlop
Riccarton CastleBefore 1297No remainsA commemorative plaque is at the fire station
Robertland CastleTower16th centuryThe motte and a few stones remain. Robertland House was built from its remains.PrivateNear Stewarton
Rowallan Castle16th centuryIntactlimited access Historic ScotlandNear Kilmarnock In the grounds of a Golfing development.
Sorn CastleTower house1409Expanded 1909, in use as a hotelPrivate
Templehouse FortaliceNo remainsStewartonSee Corsehill, Lainshaw, Robertland and Dunlop
Terringzean Castle, East Ayrshirec. 1696Substantial ruinsPrivateNear AuchinleckIn the grounds of Dumfries House
Trabboch CastleL-plan Tower House14th centuryRuinPrivateNear StairMuch of the stone used to build the nearby farm