Craigie Castle

#1640 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Forts and castles

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Craigie Castle, in the old Barony of Craigie, is a ruined fortification situated about 4 miles southeast of Kilmarnock and 1 mile southeast of Craigie village, in the Civil Parish of Craigie, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The castle is recognised as one of the earliest buildings in the county. It lies about 1.25 miles west-south-west of Craigie church. Craigie Castle is protected as a scheduled monument. ()

Alternative names: Built: XII centuryCoordinates: 55°33'11"N, 4°31'28"W

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Craigie Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dundonald Castle, Dick Institute, Bachelors' Club, Auchans Castle.

3.3 miNW
Monolithic medieval hilltop castle ruins
Dundonald Castle, Dundonald
84 min walk • Dundonald Castle is situated on a hill overlooking the village of Dundonald, between Kilmarnock and Troon in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Dundonald Castle is a fortified tower house built for Robert II on his accession to the throne of Scotland in 1371 and it was used as a royal residence by Robert II and his son Robert III.
4.1 miN
Specialty museum, Library, Museum
Dick Institute, Kilmarnock
104 min walk • The Dick Institute is a museum and library in Kilmarnock, Scotland. It is an important cultural venue in the south-west of Scotland, featuring the largest museum and art gallery space in Ayrshire as well as the central library for East Ayrshire.
3.1 miSE
Museum, Historical place
Bachelors' Club, Ayr
80 min walk • The Bachelors' Club is a National Trust for Scotland museum located at 1 Sandgate Street, Tarbolton, KA5 5RB. The upstairs room was the largest in Tarbolton and was used for a number of social events.
3.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Auchans Castle, Dundonald
97 min walk • Auchans Castle, House, House of Auchans or Old Auchans, is a mock military mansion, Category A listed, T-plan building of a late 16th-century date converted to the L-plan during the early-to-mid-17th century; its ruins stand about 1 km W of Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
3.6 miNW
Bridge
Laigh Milton Viaduct
92 min walk • Laigh Milton Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Laigh Milton mill to the west of Gatehead in East Ayrshire, Scotland, about five miles west of Kilmarnock.
2.1 miSE
Monastery
Fail Monastery
53 min walk • Fail Monastery, occasionally known as Failford Abbey, had a dedication to 'Saint Mary', and was located at Fail on the bank of the Water of Fail, Parish of Tarbolton near the town of Tarbolton, South Ayrshire.
3.6 miN
Park
Howard Park, Kilmarnock
92 min walk • Howard Park is a public park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It was previously known as Barbadoes Green. The roots of Kilmarnock Football Club may be traced back to the park.
3.4 miSW
Memorial
Macrae Monument, Monkton, South Ayrshire
88 min walk • James Macrae was most likely born in the parish of Ochiltree and escaped great poverty to become a sea captain and later an administrator who served as the Governor of Fort St George and in 1725 Governor of the Madras Presidency, modern day Chennai.
2.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Galrigs Loch, Dundonald
70 min walk • The Galrigs Loch was a substantial freshwater loch situated in low lying area between Newfield and Dundonald in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was drained in the early 18th century.
2.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Fail Loch
54 min walk • Fail Loch or Faile Loch was situated in a low-lying area near the old monastery of Fail in the Parish of Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The old Lochlea Loch lies nearby and its waters still feed into Fail Loch via the Mill Burn.
2.7 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Clevens Loch
69 min walk • Clevens Loch was a substantial freshwater loch situated in a low-lying area below Clevance Farm and Langholm Farm in Dundonald parish, South Ayrshire, Scotland.