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Roughwood Tower (site of)

Alternative names for Roughwood Tower

Ruchwood

Where is Roughwood Tower?

Roughwood Tower is in the parish of Beith and the county of Ayrshire.

Grid reference:NS 34554 52306

Lat / long:55.735804,-4.6366292

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Weather at Roughwood Tower

9°C
max 10°C / min 9°C
11km/h E
990mb
88%
100%
05:52 18:52

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Weather observed at Beith at 00:05
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Castles near Roughwood Tower

Broadstone Castle (site of)

1.4km away

Hill of Beith Castle

2.1km away

Grangehill (possible) (site of)

2.6km away

Woodside Castle

3.1km away

Giffen Castle (site of)

3.5km away

Hessilhead Castle (site of)

3.6km away

Kersland

4.2km away

Kilbirnie House

4.6km away

Pitcon (site of)

5.0km away
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Ancient sites near Roughwood Tower

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

13.3km away

Drybridge cursus

15.4km away

Auld Hill fort

17.0km away

Gowkstone standing stone

18.8km away

Camp Castle broch

21.2km away

Langbank West crannog

21.5km away

Langbank East crannog

21.8km away

Longhaugh Point standing stone

21.8km away

Langbank crannog

22.4km away
more ancient sites....
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Pictish stones near Roughwood Tower

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

61.8km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

61.8km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

65.5km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

68.7km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

81.7km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

86.0km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

92.5km away

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

92.6km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

92.9km away
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Pictish sites near Roughwood Tower

Whitecleugh silver chain

56.5km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

69.4km away

Borland silver chain

71.6km away

Whitlaw silver chain

115.0km away

Haddington silver chain

118.8km away

Norrie's Law hoard

120.1km away

Traprain Law silver chain

125.8km away

Hoardweel silver chain

144.3km away

Torvean silver chain

193.5km away
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Accommodation near Roughwood Tower

Burnhouse Manor Hotel
hotelBarrmill
4.2km away
Moorpark House Hotel
hotelKilbirnie
4.7km away
Bowfield Hotel & Country Club
hotel, restaurant, barHowwood
8.2km away
Uplawmoor Hotel
hotelUplawmoor
9.2km away
Ardeer Farm Steading
bed and breakfastStevenston
12.3km away
Lynnhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone
13.3km away
St Andrews Guest House
bed and breakfastIrvine
13.8km away
Kidron House Hotel
hotelIrvine
13.9km away
Menzies Irvine
hotelIrvine
13.9km away
Kidron Guesthouse
bed and breakfastIrvine
14.0km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Roughwood Tower

Bowfield Hotel & Country Club
hotel, restaurant, barHowwood
8.2km away
Lynnhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone
13.3km away
Wee Café, Craufurdland
caféKilmarnock
15.7km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Paisley)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
15.8km away
Premier Inn Kilmarnock
hotel, restaurantKilmarnock
16.1km away
Bull Inn
barPaisley
17.9km away
Premier Inn Glasgow Newton Mearns (M77 J4)
hotel, restaurantNewton Mearns
18.7km away
Ramada Glasgow Airport
hotel, bar, restaurantPaisley
18.9km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport
hotel, restaurant, barPaisley
19.0km away
Premier Inn Glasgow Airport
hotel, restaurantPaisley
19.2km away
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Published on the 18th of May 2012 at 6:14 pm. Updated on the 19th of May 2012 at 2:38 am.

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