There are 187 castles, towers and fortified houses in the county of Ayrshire.
Below is a map showing their distribution across the county. Clicking on a marker will reveal the name of the castle and a link to a page about it.
Further down the page is a full alphabetical list of the castles in Ayrshire.
Abbot’s Tower
Aiket Castle
Ailsa Craig Castle
Alloway Mote
Ardmillan Castle
Ardrossan Castle
Ardstinchar Castle
Auchans
Auchencloigh Castle
Auchendrane Castle (site of)
Auchenharvie Castle
Auchincross (site of)
Auchincruive (site of)
Auchinleck Castle
Auchinleck Old House
Auchinloss
Auld Hill
Auld Tower (site of)
Ayr Castle (site of)
Ballochmyle (site of)
Ballochtoul Castle (site of)
Baltersan Castle
Barbieston Castle (site of)
Barclanachan (site of)
Bargany Castle (site of)
Barnweill Castle (site of)
Barr Castle
Barskimming
Blair Castle
Blairquhan (site of)
Borland Castle (site of)
Bradan Castle (site of)
Brigend Castle
Brisbane House (site of)
Broadstone Castle (site of)
Brunston Castle
Busbie Castle (site of)
Camregan Castle
Caprington Castle
Carleton Castle
Carleton motte
Carmel Bank
Carnell
Cassillis House
Castle Hill
Castle Hill, Merkland
Castle Hill, Waterhead (site of)
Castle Knowe (possible)
Castle William (possible) (site of)
Castlehill, Ayr (site of)
Cessnock Castle
Chapel Hill (possible)
Chapelhouse
Clonbeith Castle
Cloncaird Castle
Coilsfield Castle (site of)
Corsehill Castle
Corsehill House (site of)
Craigie Castle
Craigneil Castle
Craufurdland Castle
Crosbie
Crosbie House
Culzean Castle
Cumnock Castle (site of)
Cunninghamhead Castle (site of)
Dalduff Castle
Dalmellington Castle (site of)
Dalmusternock
Dalquharran Castle
Dame Helen's Castle
Dean Castle
Dinvin
Dowhill Mount
Drongan Castle
Drummellan Castle (site of)
Drumsoy Castle
Dundonald Castle
Dunduff Castle
Dunlop Castle (site of)
Dunure Castle
Eglinton Castle
Fairlie Castle
Fullarton Castle (site of)
Gadgirth Castle (site of)
Giffen Castle (site of)
Gilmilnscroft
Glenayes (site of)
Glengarnock Castle
Grangehill (possible) (site of)
Greenan Castle
Greenhill
Haining Place
Helenton (site of)
Hessilhead Castle (site of)
Hill of Beith Castle
Hunterston Castle
Jocksthorn (site of)
Keirs Castle
Kelburn Castle
Kerelaw Castle
Kerse Castle (site of)
Kersland
Kidsneuk (possible) (site of)
Kilbirnie House
Kildonan (site of)
Kilhenzie Castle
Kilkerran Castle
Killochan Castle
Kilmaurs Place
Kilmaurs Tour (site of)
Kilmaurs Tower
Kingencleugh Castle
Kirkhill Castle
Kirkmichael House
Knock Castle
Knockdaw Castle
Knockdolian Castle
Knockdon Castle (site of)
Knockentiber (possible) (site of)
Knockshinnoch (site of)
Kyle Castle
Ladyland Castle
Laight Castle
Lainshaw
Law Castle
Law Hill, Symington (site of)
Law Mount
Leifnorris (site of)
Loch Doon Castle
Loch Fergus Castle (site of)
Lochmodie Castle
Loudon Castle
Martnaham Castle
Mauchline Castle
Maybole Castle
Milton (site of)
Monk Castle
Monkredding House
Monkton Castle (site of)
Montfode (site of)
Montfode Castle
Montgreenan Castle
Nether Whitehaugh
Newark Castle
Newmilns Tower
Newton Castle (site of)
Ochiltree Castle (site of)
Ochiltree House (site of)
Old Ha', Gadgirth
Old Loudon Castle
Penkill Castle
Perceton (site of)
Pinwherry Castle
Pitcon (site of)
Pokelly Castle (site of)
Portencross Castle
Riccarton Castle (site of)
Robertland Castle
Roughwood Tower (site of)
Rowallan Castle
Seagate Castle
Shanter Knowe
Skeldon Castle
Skelmorlie Castle
Smithston Castle (site of)
Sorn Castle
Southannan
Stair House
Stane Castle
Sundrum Castle
Sundrum motte (possible)
Tarbert Castle (site of)
Tarbolton motte
Taringzean Castle
Templehouse
Thomaston Castle
Tower (site of)
Trabboch Castle
Treesbank House
Trochrague
Turnberry Castle
Underwood (site of)
Waterhead Castle
Witch Knowe
Woodland (possible)
Woodside Castle
