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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

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OS Map for Aiket Castle

Kilmarnock & Irvine (Stewarton & Beith)
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Directions to Aiket Castle

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Weather at Aiket Castle

2°C
max 3°C / min 2°C
2km/h E
1004mb
93%
100%
08:22 16:39

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Stewarton at 16:02

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

Giffen Castle (site of)

2.2km away

Corsehill Castle

3.6km away

Corsehill House (site of)

3.9km away

Dunlop Castle (site of)

4.0km away

Lainshaw

4.1km away

Templehouse

4.4km away

Chapel Hill (possible)

4.6km away

Hessilhead Castle (site of)

4.6km away

Law Mount

4.6km away
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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....
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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
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Accommodation near Aiket Castle

Burnhouse Manor Hotel
hotelBarrmill
1.8km away
Uplawmoor Hotel
hotelUplawmoor
8.0km away
The Fenwick Hotel
hotelFenwick
9.4km away
Howard Park Hotel
hotelKilmarnock
9.8km away
Moorpark House Hotel
hotelKilbirnie
10.2km away
Bowfield Hotel & Country Club
hotel, restaurant, barHowwood
10.4km away
Craufurdland Castle
self-catering apartmentKilmarnock
10.4km away
Kidron House Hotel
hotelIrvine
10.7km away
Kidron Guesthouse
bed and breakfastIrvine
10.7km away
Premier Inn Kilmarnock
hotel, restaurantKilmarnock
11.5km away

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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
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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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