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Shanter Knowe

Where is Shanter Knowe?

Shanter Knowe is in the parish of Kirkoswald and the county of Ayrshire.

Grid reference:NS 2189 0738

Lat / long:55.3281270,-4.8091548

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OS Map for Shanter Knowe

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Ayr & Troon (Girvan & Maybole)
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Weather at Shanter Knowe

16°C
max 16°C / min 14°C
15km/h SE
1012mb
84%
100%
04:06 20:24

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Maybole at 13:18

References (books)

Anglo-Norman Castles
Robert Liddiard
Woodbridge, 2002

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Shanter Knowe

Turnberry Castle

2.2km away

Thomaston Castle

3.0km away

Culzean Castle

3.2km away

Dowhill Mount

4.7km away

Abbot’s Tower

5.7km away

Baltersan Castle

6.5km away

Lochmodie Castle

6.6km away

Trochrague

7.1km away

Killochan Castle

7.1km away
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Ancient sites near Shanter Knowe

Greenan Castle fort

15.1km away

Garphar souterrain

26.9km away

Ballantrae Bridge souterrain

28.7km away

Drybridge cursus

32.6km away

Camp Castle broch

32.8km away

Auchrannie souterrain

35.4km away

The Doon fort

39.8km away

Auld Hill fort

41.9km away

Teroy Fort broch

44.8km away
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Pictish stones near Shanter Knowe

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

63.1km away

Eggerness Class I rock carving

65.7km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

94.3km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

106.9km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

106.9km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

109.4km away

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

121.8km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

122.9km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

123.5km away
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Pictish sites near Shanter Knowe

Whitecleugh silver chain

60.5km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

90.5km away

Borland silver chain

92.9km away

Whitlaw silver chain

134.4km away

Haddington silver chain

146.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

152.8km away

Norrie's Law hoard

156.2km away

Hoardweel silver chain

166.0km away

Torvean silver chain

239.9km away
more Pictish sites....

Accommodation near Shanter Knowe

Malin Court
hotelMaidens
1.0km away
Turnberry Resort
hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry
2.0km away
The Eisenhower at Culzean Castle
hotelMaybole
3.2km away
Turnberry Links
self-catering apartmentsTurnberry
6.7km away
One Barganock
bed and breakfastKirkmichael
12.6km away
Woodland Bay Hotel
hotelGirvan
13.0km away
Craig Tara Holiday Park
holiday parkAyr
13.7km away
Sunnyside, Ayr
bed and breakfastAlloway
15.3km away
Brig O'Doon House Hotel, Alloway
hotelAlloway
15.5km away
Belleisle Country House Hotel
hotelAyr
16.4km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Shanter Knowe

Turnberry Resort
hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry
2.0km away
Mercure Ayr Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAyr
18.5km away
Premier Inn Ayr A77 / Racecourse
hotel, restaurantAyr
21.8km away
The Marine Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barTroon
24.8km away
Premier Inn Ayr / Prestwick Airport
hotel, restaurantAyr
25.5km away
Adamton House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barPrestwick
25.8km away
Premier Inn Kilmarnock
hotel, restaurantKilmarnock
35.3km away
Best Western Kinloch Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barIsle of Arran
38.3km away
Wee Café, Craufurdland
caféKilmarnock
41.6km away
AshBank Hotel
hotel, restaurantCarradale
50.9km away
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Published on the 18th of May 2012 at 6:14 pm. Updated on the 28th of May 2014 at 4:45 pm.

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