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Aird's Castle

Where is Aird's Castle?

Aird's Castle is in the parish of Saddell and Skipness and the county of Argyll.

Grid reference: NR 8203 3831

Lat / long: 55.589498, -5.4605614

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OS Map for Aird's Castle

Kintyre South (Campbeltown)
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Weather at Aird's Castle

9°C
max 10°C / min 8°C
8km/h WSW
1024mb
76%
40%
05:03 19:39

Scattered clouds
Weather observed at Carradale at 20:05

Alternative names for Aird's Castle

Airds Castle

References (books)

The Castles of ScotlandMartin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

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Castles near Aird's Castle

Saddell Castle

7.4km away

Largie Castle

15.0km away

Tangy Loch

16.2km away

Lochranza Castle

16.7km away

Island Muller Castle

17.1km away

Cara (possible) (site of)

18.8km away

Brodick Castle

19.5km away

Moil Castle (site of)

19.7km away

Lochhead Castle (site of)

20.7km away

Historic sites near Aird's Castle

Pictish stones

  • Trusty's Hill Class I carved symbols (111.86 km)
  • Eggerness Class I carved symbols (112.19 km)
  • Hawkhill Class III cross-slab (121.3 km)
  • Blackford Class I symbol stone (132.02 km)
  • Tullibole Class III cross slab (138.79 km)
  • Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab (140.59 km)
  • Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab (140.64 km)
  • Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone (147.46 km)
  • Dupplin Cross Class III cross (147.71 km)
  • Abernethy No. 3 Class III cross-slab (157.35 km)
more Pictish stones....

Ancient sites

  • The Doonfort (11.16 km)
  • Auchranniesouterrain (18.86 km)
  • Bodach and Cailleachsacred site (20.26 km)
  • Auld Hillfort (37.32 km)
  • Dun Bhoraraigbroch (48.8 km)
  • Druim a' Chuirnsouterrain (49.81 km)
  • Greenan Castlefort (52.5 km)
  • Drybridgecursus (53.7 km)
  • Dunaddfort, rock art (55.2 km)
  • Kempock Stonestanding stone (57.73 km)
more ancient sites....
  • http://www.onegreatfamily.com

Accommodation near Aird's Castle

Carradale Hotel
hotelCarradale
0.5km away
AshBank Hotel
hotel, restaurantCarradale
0.5km away
Saddell Castle
self-cateringSaddell
7.4km away
Best Western Kinloch Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barIsle of Arran
12.7km away
Lochranza SYHA Hostel
hostelLochranza
16.5km away
Argyll Hotel, Campbeltown
hotel, restaurantCampbeltown
16.8km away
Balinakill Country House
self-cateringClachan
18.4km away
Glencloy Farm Guesthouse
hotelBrodick
18.5km away
Auchrannie House Hotel
hotelBrodick
19.1km away
Auchrannie Spa Resort
hotelBrodick
19.1km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Aird's Castle

AshBank Hotel
hotel, restaurantCarradale
0.5km away
Best Western Kinloch Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barIsle of Arran
12.7km away
Argyll Hotel, Campbeltown
hotel, restaurantCampbeltown
16.8km away
Royal An Lochan Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barTighnabruaich
37.4km away
Allt-Na-Craig House
hotel, restaurantArdrishaig
46.4km away
Turnberry Resort
hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry
50.1km away
The Marine Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barTroon
51.4km away
Best Western Argyll Hotel
hotel, restaurantDunoon
52.2km away
Mercure Ayr Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAyr
54.0km away
Premier Inn Ayr / Prestwick Airport
hotel, restaurantAyr
55.0km away
more food.... / more drink....

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Published on the 11th of November 2011 at 6:35 pm. Updated on the 12th of November 2011 at 2:35 am.

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