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Hessilhead Castle (site of)

Alternative names for Hessilhead Castle

Hasslehead; Hazelhead; Hesselheid

Where is Hessilhead Castle?

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

Grid reference:NS 38013 53297

Lat / long:55.7458690,-4.5821888

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Directions to Hessilhead Castle

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Weather at Hessilhead Castle

5°C
max 6°C / min 5°C
15km/h NE
1007mb
86%
100%
05:50 18:54

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Beith at 07:55

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Hessilhead Castle

Broadstone Castle (site of)

2.2km away

Hill of Beith Castle

2.4km away

Giffen Castle (site of)

2.6km away

Grangehill (possible) (site of)

2.7km away

Roughwood Tower (site of)

3.6km away

Auchenbathie Tower

3.6km away

Woodside Castle

3.9km away

Caldwell Tower

4.6km away

Aiket Castle

4.6km away
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Ancient sites near Hessilhead Castle

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

10.0km away

Gowkstone standing stone

15.3km away

Drybridge cursus

16.5km away

Longhaugh Point standing stone

19.8km away

Langbank East crannog

20.1km away

Langbank West crannog

20.2km away

Langbank crannog

20.3km away

Auld Hill fort

20.5km away

Dumbuck crannog

20.9km away
more ancient sites....
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Pictish stones near Hessilhead Castle

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

59.0km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

59.0km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

65.4km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

67.7km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

78.6km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

82.6km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

89.3km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

89.6km away

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

89.6km away
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Pictish sites near Hessilhead Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

54.3km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

66.0km away

Borland silver chain

68.3km away

Whitlaw silver chain

111.6km away

Haddington silver chain

115.2km away

Norrie's Law hoard

116.6km away

Traprain Law silver chain

122.2km away

Hoardweel silver chain

140.7km away

Torvean silver chain

191.9km away
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Accommodation near Hessilhead Castle

Burnhouse Manor Hotel
hotelBarrmill
2.8km away
Uplawmoor Hotel
hotelUplawmoor
5.7km away
Bowfield Hotel & Country Club
hotel, restaurant, barHowwood
6.0km away
Moorpark House Hotel
hotelKilbirnie
7.4km away
Lynnhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone
10.6km away
The Travellers Rest
hotelNeilston
11.2km away
Dalmeny Park Country House Hotel & Gardens
hotelNeilston
12.4km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Paisley)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
12.9km away
The Fenwick Hotel
hotelFenwick
13.3km away
Howard Park Hotel
hotelKilmarnock
14.2km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Hessilhead Castle

Bowfield Hotel & Country Club
hotel, restaurant, barHowwood
6.0km away
Lynnhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone
10.6km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Paisley)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
12.9km away
Wee Café, Craufurdland
caféKilmarnock
14.3km away
Bull Inn
barPaisley
14.7km away
Premier Inn Glasgow Newton Mearns (M77 J4)
hotel, restaurantNewton Mearns
15.2km away
Ramada Glasgow Airport
hotel, bar, restaurantPaisley
15.9km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport
hotel, restaurant, barPaisley
16.0km away
Premier Inn Kilmarnock
hotel, restaurantKilmarnock
16.1km away
Premier Inn Glasgow Airport
hotel, restaurantPaisley
16.2km 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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