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Giffen Castle (site of)

Where is Giffen Castle?

Giffen Castle is in the parish of Beith and the county of Ayrshire.

Grid reference:NS 37727 50718

Lat / long:55.7226240,-4.5852084

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

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Weather at Giffen Castle

9°C
max 10°C / min 8°C
46km/h SSW
1029mb
80%
100%
08:07 16:57

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Beith at 12:02

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore
Wikipedia
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Castles near Giffen Castle

Aiket Castle

2.2km away

Hessilhead Castle (site of)

2.6km away

Broadstone Castle (site of)

2.8km away

Roughwood Tower (site of)

3.5km away

Hill of Beith Castle

3.9km away

Grangehill (possible) (site of)

4.5km away

Dunlop Castle (site of)

5.2km away

Woodside Castle

5.5km away

Corsehill Castle

5.7km away
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Ancient sites near Giffen Castle

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

12.1km away

Drybridge cursus

13.9km away

Gowkstone standing stone

15.9km away

Camp Castle broch

18.7km away

Auld Hill fort

19.9km away

Longhaugh Point standing stone

22.3km away

Langbank East crannog

22.7km away

Langbank West crannog

22.8km away

Langbank crannog

22.8km away
more ancient sites....
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Pictish stones near Giffen Castle

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

61.3km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

61.4km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

67.2km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

69.0km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

80.7km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

84.4km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

90.2km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

90.9km away

Abernethy No. 4 Class III cross shaft

90.9km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near Giffen Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

53.0km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

66.1km away

Borland silver chain

68.3km away

Whitlaw silver chain

111.8km away

Haddington silver chain

116.0km away

Norrie's Law hoard

118.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

123.0km away

Hoardweel silver chain

141.2km away

Torvean silver chain

194.5km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Giffen Castle

Burnhouse Manor Hotel
hotelBarrmill
0.6km away
Uplawmoor Hotel
hotelUplawmoor
7.2km away
Moorpark House Hotel
hotelKilbirnie
8.2km away
Bowfield Hotel & Country Club
hotel, restaurant, barHowwood
8.5km away
The Fenwick Hotel
hotelFenwick
11.5km away
Howard Park Hotel
hotelKilmarnock
12.1km away
Kidron House Hotel
hotelIrvine
12.4km away
Kidron Guesthouse
bed and breakfastIrvine
12.4km away
Craufurdland Castle
self-catering apartmentKilmarnock
12.6km away
The Travellers Rest
hotelNeilston
12.7km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Giffen Castle

Bowfield Hotel & Country Club
hotel, restaurant, barHowwood
8.5km away
Wee Café, Craufurdland
caféKilmarnock
12.4km away
Lynnhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone
13.0km away
Premier Inn Kilmarnock
hotel, restaurantKilmarnock
13.6km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Paisley)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
15.3km away
Premier Inn Glasgow Newton Mearns (M77 J4)
hotel, restaurantNewton Mearns
16.3km away
Bull Inn
barPaisley
16.8km away
Ramada Glasgow Airport
hotel, bar, restaurantPaisley
18.1km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport
hotel, restaurant, barPaisley
18.3km away
Premier Inn Glasgow Airport
hotel, restaurantPaisley
18.4km away
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Published on the 18th of May 2012 at 6:14 pm. Updated on the 19th of May 2012 at 2:14 am.

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