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Aiket Castle

Where is Aiket Castle?

Aiket Castle is in the parish of Dunlop and the county of Ayrshire.

Grid reference: NS 3878 4875

Lat / long: 55.705357, -4.567223

OS Map for Aiket Castle

Kilmarnock & Irvine (Stewarton & Beith)
OS Explorer map 333

Directions to Aiket Castle

Enter a starting point

Weather at Aiket Castle

12°C
max 12°C / min 12°C

9km/h SE
990mb
87%
86%
07:01 17:03

Heavy intensity rain
Weather observed at Beith at 05:10

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

The Fortified House in Scotland - Volume III

Nigel Tranter
Edinburgh, 1965

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Aiket Castle

Ancient sites near Aiket Castle

Drybridge cursus

12.2km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

13.2km away

Gowkstone standing stone

15.4km away

Camp Castle broch

16.5km away

Auld Hill fort

20.9km away

Longhaugh Point standing stone

24.1km away

Langbank crannog

24.5km away

Langbank East crannog

24.6km away

Langbank West crannog

24.8km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Aiket Castle

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

62.5km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

62.5km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

67.6km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

71.1km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

81.4km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

84.7km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

89.7km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

90.4km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

90.4km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Aiket Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

51.0km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

64.9km away

Borland silver chain

67.2km away

Whitlaw silver chain

110.8km away

Haddington silver chain

115.4km away

Norrie's Law hoard

118.1km away

Traprain Law silver chain

122.4km away

Hoardweel silver chain

140.3km away

Torvean silver chain

196.3km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Aiket Castle

Wee Café, Craufurdland

caféKilmarnock

10.3km away

Bowfield Hotel & Country Club

hotel, restaurant, barHowwood

10.4km away

Premier Inn Kilmarnock

hotel, restaurantKilmarnock

11.5km away

Lynnhurst Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone

14.5km away

Premier Inn Glasgow Newton Mearns (M77 J4)

hotel, restaurantNewton Mearns

16.2km away

Premier Inn Glasgow (Paisley)

hotel, restaurantGlasgow

16.6km away

Bull Inn

barPaisley

17.8km away

Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham

18.8km away

Ramada Glasgow Airport

hotel, bar, restaurantPaisley

19.3km away

Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport

hotel, restaurant, barPaisley

19.4km away

more food.... / more drink....

Aiket Castle

Where is Aiket Castle?

OS Map for Aiket Castle

Directions to Aiket Castle

Weather at Aiket Castle

References (books)

References (websites)

Castles near Aiket Castle

Giffen Castle (site of)

Corsehill Castle

Corsehill House (site of)

Dunlop Castle (site of)

Lainshaw

Templehouse

Chapel Hill (possible)

Hessilhead Castle (site of)

Law Mount

Ancient sites near Aiket Castle

Drybridge cursus

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

Gowkstone standing stone

Camp Castle broch

Auld Hill fort

Longhaugh Point standing stone

Langbank crannog

Langbank East crannog

Langbank West crannog

Pictish stones near Aiket Castle

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

Dunadd Class I rock carving

Blackford Class I symbol stone

Tullibole Class III cross slab

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

Pictish sites near Aiket Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

Todholes (possible) silver chain

Borland silver chain

Whitlaw silver chain

Haddington silver chain

Norrie's Law hoard

Traprain Law silver chain

Hoardweel silver chain

Torvean silver chain

Accommodation near Aiket Castle

Burnhouse Manor Hotel

Uplawmoor Hotel

The Fenwick Hotel

Howard Park Hotel

Moorpark House Hotel

Bowfield Hotel & Country Club

Craufurdland Castle

Kidron House Hotel

Kidron Guesthouse

Premier Inn Kilmarnock

Accommodation search

Accommodation type

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Aiket Castle

Wee Café, Craufurdland

Bowfield Hotel & Country Club

Premier Inn Kilmarnock

Lynnhurst Hotel

Premier Inn Glasgow Newton Mearns (M77 J4)

Premier Inn Glasgow (Paisley)

Bull Inn

Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel

Ramada Glasgow Airport

Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport

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Published on the 1st of July 2011 at 7:08 pm. Updated on the 24th of July 2012 at 9:01 pm.

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