Knock Castle

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Knock Castle is a private residence on the outskirts of Largs, on the west coast of Scotland. It was built by the boat-building Steele family in 1851, with a further wing added in the early twentieth century. The restored seventeenth century Knock Old Castle is within the grounds. ()

Coordinates: 55°49'37"N, 4°53'10"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Inverclyde National Sports Training Centre, Mount Stuart House, Clark Memorial Church, Kelburn Castle.

2.1 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Inverclyde National Sports Training Centre, Largs
54 min walk • National Sports Training Centre Inverclyde is a sports training facility in Largs, North Ayrshire. It is the UK's first inclusive residential sports facility and caters for both elite athletes and the local community in a range of sports and activities.
5.7 miSW
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Mount Stuart House, Rothesay
146 min walk • Mount Stuart House, on the east coast of the Isle of Bute, Scotland, is a country house built in the Gothic Revival style and the ancestral home of the Marquesses of Bute. It was designed by Sir Robert Rowand Anderson for the 3rd Marquess in the late 1870s, replacing an earlier house by Alexander McGill, which burnt down in 1877.
2.4 miS
Church
Clark Memorial Church, Largs
62 min walk • The Clark Memorial Church is an active place of worship for the Church of Scotland in Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was designed by William Kerr in 1890–1892, and is a category A listed building, having been listed in 1971.
4.2 miSE
Park
Kelburn Castle
108 min walk • Kelburn Castle is a large house near Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is the seat of the Earl of Glasgow. Originally built in the thirteenth century it was remodelled in the sixteenth century.
1.7 miN
Forts and castles, Reportedly haunted
Skelmorlie Castle
44 min walk • Skelmorlie Castle stands on the eastern shore of the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, at the north-western corner of the county of Ayrshire. The structure dates from 1502, and was formerly the seat and stronghold of the Montgomery Clan. The modern village of Skelmorlie lies to the north of the castle.
5.2 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Cathedral of The Isles, Millport
132 min walk • The Cathedral of The Isles and Collegiate Church of the Holy Spirit is a Category A listed cathedral of the Scottish Episcopal Church in the town of Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae.
5.2 miS
Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture
Fairlie Castle, Fairlie
133 min walk • Fairlie Castle is a restored oblong tower castle located on a natural rounded knoll situated above a precipitous section of the Fairlie Glen near the town of Fairlie in the old Barony of Fairlie, Parish of Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
2.3 miS
Memorial
Brisbane Aisle, Largs
60 min walk • The Brisbane Aisle is a small 17th century free-standing burial vault, built for the Shaws of Kelsoland and situated in the grounds of the 'Largs Old Kirk', Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland.
3.9 miS
55°46'24"N • 4°51'30"W
Largs Yacht Haven, Largs
99 min walk • Sailing, Marina
1.9 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Barrfields Pavilion, Largs
50 min walk • The Barrfields Pavilion Theatre is a 500-seat theatre at Barrfields, Largs, North Ayrshire.
5 miS
55°45'24"N • 4°51'15"W
Fairlie Community Association, Fairlie
128 min walk • Library