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Knockdaw Castle

Where is Knockdaw Castle?

Knockdaw Castle is in the parish of Colmonell and the county of Ayrshire.

Grid reference:NX 1512 8972

Lat / long:55.1671440,-4.9041341

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Weather at Knockdaw Castle

10°C
max 10°C / min 10°C
8km/h SW
1001mb
86%
79%
06:10 18:41

Light rain
Weather observed at Girvan at 15:02

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Ancient sites near Knockdaw Castle

Garphar souterrain

8.1km away

Ballantrae Bridge souterrain

10.1km away

Teroy Fort broch

26.1km away

Cults Loch souterrain

29.3km away

Cults Loch 1 crannog

29.4km away

Craigenholly souterrain

31.0km away

Dunragit cursus

32.3km away

Fox Plantation cursus

32.8km away

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33.6km away
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Pictish stones near Knockdaw Castle

Eggerness Class I rock carving

53.9km away

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

55.0km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

108.5km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

125.8km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

125.8km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

127.6km away

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

130.9km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

138.8km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

139.2km away
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Pictish sites near Knockdaw Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

72.6km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

105.1km away

Borland silver chain

107.3km away

Whitlaw silver chain

147.2km away

Haddington silver chain

160.8km away

Traprain Law silver chain

167.4km away

Norrie's Law hoard

173.1km away

Hoardweel silver chain

178.9km away

Torvean silver chain

258.6km away
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Accommodation near Knockdaw Castle

Woodland Bay Hotel
hotelGirvan
5.9km away
Turnberry Links
self-catering apartmentsTurnberry
16.8km away
Turnberry Resort
hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry
17.0km away
Malin Court
hotelMaidens
18.9km away
The Eisenhower at Culzean Castle
hotelMaybole
22.1km away
Cairnryan House
hotelCairnryan
23.2km away
The Homestead Guest House
bed and breakfastCairnryan
23.6km away
Rhins of Galloway
hotelCairnryan
24.6km away
Kenmuir Arms Hotel
hotelNew Luce
25.1km away
One Barganock
bed and breakfastKirkmichael
27.1km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Knockdaw Castle

Turnberry Resort
hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry
17.0km away
Mercure Ayr Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAyr
36.9km away
Tigh Na Mara Hotel
hotel, restaurantSandhead
39.9km away
Premier Inn Ayr A77 / Racecourse
hotel, restaurantAyr
40.0km away
The Marine Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barTroon
43.7km away
Premier Inn Ayr / Prestwick Airport
hotel, restaurantAyr
44.2km away
Adamton House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barPrestwick
44.3km away
ReadingLasses
café, self-catering apartmentWigtown
44.4km away
Best Western Kinloch Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barIsle of Arran
46.1km away
Premier Inn Kilmarnock
hotel, restaurantKilmarnock
54.0km 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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