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Aird's Castle

Alternative names for Aird's Castle

Airds 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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Directions to Aird's Castle

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Weather at Aird's Castle

3°C
max 5°C / min 2°C
20km/h WSW
1009mb
93%
75%
08:26 16:41

Moderate rain
Weather observed at Carradale at 17:55

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

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
more castles....

Ancient sites near Aird's Castle

The Doon fort

11.2km away

Auchrannie souterrain

18.9km away

Bodach and Cailleach sacred site

20.3km away

Auld Hill fort

37.3km away

Dun Bhoraraig broch

48.8km away

Druim a' Chuirn souterrain

49.8km away

Greenan Castle fort

52.5km away

Drybridge cursus

53.7km away

Dunadd fort, rock art

55.2km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Aird's Castle

Dunadd Class I rock carving

55.2km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

109.7km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

109.7km away

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

111.9km away

Eggerness Class I rock carving

112.2km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

121.3km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

132.0km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

138.8km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

140.6km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near Aird's Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

100.3km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

121.8km away

Borland silver chain

124.2km away

Whitlaw silver chain

167.9km away

Haddington silver chain

173.3km away

Norrie's Law hoard

174.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

180.4km away

Hoardweel silver chain

198.0km away

Torvean silver chain

221.7km away
more Pictish sites....
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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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