Killochan Castle

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Killochan Castle is a 16th-century L-plan tower house about 3 miles north east of Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland, north of the Water of Girvan, and south of Burnhead. ()

Coordinates: 55°15'54"N, 4°47'30"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Turnberry, Crossraguel Abbey, Turnberry Castle, Dalquharran Castle.

4.3 miNW
Golf
Turnberry
111 min walk • Turnberry, located on the rugged coast of the Firth of Clyde in Scotland, United Kingdom, is a name that resonates with golf enthusiasts around the globe. Known for its iconic lighthouse and stunning ocean views, Turnberry's Ailsa Course is a jewel in the crown of golf...
5.8 miNE
Historical place, Monastery
Crossraguel Abbey, Maybole
148 min walk • The Abbey of Saint Mary of Crossraguel is a ruin of a former abbey near the town of Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Although it is a ruin, visitors can still see the original monks’ church, their cloister and their dovecot.
4.7 miNW
Forts and castles
Turnberry Castle
120 min walk • Turnberry Castle is a fragmentary ruin on the coast of Kirkoswald parish, near Maybole in Ayrshire, Scotland. Situated at the extremity of the lower peninsula within the parish, it was the seat of the Earls of Carrick.
2.9 miNE
Forts and castles, Gothic Revival architecture
Dalquharran Castle, Dailly
75 min walk • Dalquharran Castle is a category A listed building in South Ayrshire, Scotland, designed by Robert Adam and completed around 1790.
6.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Baltersan Castle
160 min walk • Baltersan Castle is a ruined L-plan tower house located near Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was originally graded as a Category B listed building in 1971, but this was upgraded to Category A in 1995.
5.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lochspouts
129 min walk • Lochspouts Loch or Lochspouts was situated in a hollow, surrounded by hilly ground on three sides and bounded by a narrow trap dyke to the north.
4.4 miN
Church
Kirkoswald Parish Church
114 min walk • Kirkoswald Parish Church is located in the small village of Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is a parish church in the Church of Scotland.
3 miSW
55°14'28"N • 4°51'21"W
Girvan Community Centre, Girvan
78 min walk • Museum
1.1 miS
Forts and castles
Penkill Castle
30 min walk • Penkill Castle is a 16th-century castle with later additions. It is around 1⁄2 mile south of Old Dailly, northeast of Girvan in south Ayrshire, Scotland.
1.7 miW
Whiskey distillery
Girvan distillery
43 min walk • The Girvan distillery is a lowland grain whisky distillery located in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The distillery is owned by William Grant & Sons. The Girvan Distillery is one of the largest facilities in Scotland in which whisky is made. The distillery is named after the town of Girvan.