Kilmaurs Place, Kilmaurs

Name: Kilmaurs Place
Address: Kilmaurs, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Kilmaurs

Top attraction, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture

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Kilmaurs Place, The Place or Kilmaurs House, is an old mansion house and the ruins of Kilmaurs Tower grid reference NS41234112 are partly incorporated, Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The house stands on a prominence above the Carmel Water and has a commanding view of the surrounding area. Once the seat of the Cunningham Earls of Glencairn it ceased to be the main residence after 1484 when Finlaystone became the family seat. Not ot be confused with Kilmaurs Castle that stood on the lands of Jocksthorn Farm. ()

Built: XIV centuryCoordinates: 55°38'5"N, 4°31'19"W

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Day trips

Kilmaurs Place – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dean Castle, Dick Institute, Palace Theatre, Burns Monument Centre.

1.7 miSE
Wooded park around 14th century castle
Dean Castle, Kilmarnock
43 min walk • Dean Castle is situated in the Dean Castle Country Park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the stronghold for the Boyd Family, who were lords of Kilmarnock for over 400 years.
2.2 miSE
Specialty museum, Library, Museum
Dick Institute, Kilmarnock
57 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.
2 miSE
Concerts and shows, Town, Theater
Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock
52 min walk • The Palace Theatre in Kilmarnock was originally opened as a corn exchange in 1863 and converted to a theatre in 1903. The red-sandstone Italianate tower, by James Ingram, dominates the cross at London Road and Green Street.
2 miSE
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Burns Monument Centre, Kilmarnock
51 min walk • The Burns Monument in Kay Park, Kilmarnock, Scotland, commemorates the poet Robert Burns. It is located at an elevated position within Kay Park, to the east of Kilmarnock Town Centre. The monument was opened in 1879, and is a category B listed building. In 2004 a fire destroyed part of the monument.
2 miSE
Church
Laigh Kirk, Kilmarnock
51 min walk • The Laigh Kirk is a church in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
2 miSE
Park
Kay Park, Kilmarnock
51 min walk • Kay Park is a 30 acres park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The money for its purchase was bequeathed to the town of Kilmarnock by former native insurance broker Alexander Kay who died in Glasgow in January 1866.
2.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Chapeltoun
64 min walk • Chapeltoun is an estate on the banks of the Annick Water in East Ayrshire, Scotland. This is a rural area famous for its milk and cheese production and the Ayrshire or Dunlop breed of cattle.
2.3 miS
Park
Howard Park, Kilmarnock
59 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.
2.2 miSE
Memorial
Kilmarnock War Memorial, Kilmarnock
56 min walk • The Kilmarnock War Memorial is a war memorial located in Kilmarnock Scotland. Built in 1927, it pays tribute to all those who fought in the First World War, Second World War, Korean War & the Northern Ireland Conflict.
2.8 miN
Forts and castles
Lainshaw Castle, Stewarton
71 min walk • Lainshaw Castle was a 15th century castle about 1.0 mile south-west of Stewarton, East Ayrshire, Scotland, to the north of Annick Water. The castle was incorporated into Lainshaw House over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries.
1.9 miSE
Bridge
Kilmarnock railway viaduct, Kilmarnock
49 min walk • Kilmarnock railway viaduct, known locally as The Viaduct, is a railway viaduct crossing the town centre of Kilmarnock, and was constructed between 1843–1850. The bridge begins at Kilmarnock railway station and leads to destinations in England.