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Barr Castle

Where is Barr Castle?

Barr Castle is in the parish of Lochwinnoch and the county of Renfrewshire.

Grid reference: NS 34680 58156

Lat / long: 55.788354, -4.6381702

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OS Map for Barr Castle

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Kilmarnock & Irvine (Stewarton & Beith)
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Greenock, Largs & Millport (Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park)
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Greenock, Largs & Millport (Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park)
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Weather at Barr Castle

6°C
max 7°C / min 5°C
30km/h N
1034mb
73%
8%
08:35 15:46

Clear sky
Weather observed at Lochwinnoch at 10:18

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Scheduled Monument record
Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Barr Castle

Barr Castle motte (possible)

0.1km away

Belltrees Peel

1.6km away

Lorabank Castle (site of)

1.9km away

Ladyland Castle

2.4km away

Cloak Castle (site of)

2.4km away

Woodside Castle

2.7km away

Grangehill (possible) (site of)

3.6km away

Castle Semple (site of)

3.6km away

Glengarnock Castle

3.7km away
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Ancient sites near Barr Castle

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

10.8km away

Langbank West crannog

15.8km away

Langbank East crannog

16.2km away

Longhaugh Point standing stone

16.5km away

Langbank crannog

17.1km away

Dumbarton Rock fort

17.2km away

Dumbuck crannog

17.2km away

Dumbuie fort

18.6km away

Gowkstone standing stone

19.0km away
more ancient sites....
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Pictish stones near Barr Castle

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

57.1km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

57.1km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

62.1km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

65.3km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

77.6km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

82.7km away

Bore Stone of Gask Class II cross slab

86.8km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

88.0km away

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

88.0km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near Barr Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

59.9km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

70.0km away

Borland silver chain

72.2km away

Whitlaw silver chain

115.2km away

Norrie's Law hoard

117.4km away

Haddington silver chain

117.7km away

Traprain Law silver chain

124.7km away

Hoardweel silver chain

143.8km away

Torvean silver chain

187.7km away
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Accommodation near Barr Castle

Bowfield Hotel & Country Club
hotel, restaurant, barHowwood
4.6km away
Moorpark House Hotel
hotelKilbirnie
4.7km away
Burnhouse Manor Hotel
hotelBarrmill
8.4km away
Uplawmoor Hotel
hotelUplawmoor
9.1km away
Lynnhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone
9.4km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Paisley)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
12.0km away
The Travellers Rest
hotelNeilston
13.7km away
The Millers Guesthouse
bed and breakfastBishopton
14.1km away
Brisbane House Hotel
hotelLargs
14.4km away
Ashtree House Hotel
hotelPaisley
14.5km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Barr Castle

Bowfield Hotel & Country Club
hotel, restaurant, barHowwood
4.6km away
Lynnhurst Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone
9.4km away
Premier Inn Glasgow (Paisley)
hotel, restaurantGlasgow
12.0km away
Bull Inn
barPaisley
14.7km away
Best Western Gleddoch House Hotel & Leisure Club
hotel, restaurant, barLangbank
14.9km away
Ramada Glasgow Airport
hotel, bar, restaurantPaisley
15.2km away
Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport
hotel, restaurant, barPaisley
15.2km away
Premier Inn Glasgow Airport
hotel, restaurantPaisley
15.6km away
Mar Hall Golf & Spa Resort
hotel, restaurant, barErskine
17.8km away
Premier Inn Glasgow Newton Mearns (M77 J4)
hotel, restaurantNewton Mearns
18.0km away
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Published on the 9th of February 2012 at 12:39 am. Updated on the 5th of August 2024 at 10:15 am.

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