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Blairquhan (site of)

Alternative names for Blairquhan

Blairquhan Castle; Blairquhan House; Castle of Blairquhan; McWhurter's Tower

Where is Blairquhan?

Blairquhan is in the parish of Straiton and the county of Ayrshire.

Grid reference: NS 36531 05468

Lat / long: 55.316114, -4.577460

OS Map for Blairquhan

Ayr & Troon (Girvan & Maybole)
OS Explorer map 326

Directions to Blairquhan

Enter a starting point

Weather at Blairquhan

5°C
max 5°C / min 3°C

11km/h SE
1014mb
87%
61%
06:46 17:21

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Patna at 03:00

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Listed Building record
Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Blairquhan

Ancient sites near Blairquhan

Greenan Castle fort

14.8km away

Camp Castle broch

27.9km away

Drybridge cursus

31.4km away

Garphar souterrain

34.1km away

Ballantrae Bridge souterrain

36.4km away

Kirkland Station cursus

46.9km away

Auchrannie souterrain

46.9km away

Auld Hill fort

47.4km away

Teroy Fort broch

49.0km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Blairquhan

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

54.1km away

Eggerness Class I rock carving

59.4km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

102.4km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

102.8km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

102.8km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

102.9km away

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

107.4km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

112.0km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

112.4km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Blairquhan

Whitecleugh silver chain

46.8km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

78.4km away

Borland silver chain

80.7km away

Whitlaw silver chain

121.2km away

Haddington silver chain

134.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

140.7km away

Norrie's Law hoard

146.4km away

Hoardweel silver chain

152.8km away

Dunnicaer fort

236.3km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Blairquhan

Turnberry Resort

hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry

15.9km away

Mercure Ayr Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantAyr

16.4km away

Premier Inn Ayr A77 / Racecourse

hotel, restaurantAyr

18.0km away

Adamton House Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barPrestwick

22.3km away

Premier Inn Ayr / Prestwick Airport

hotel, restaurantAyr

23.0km away

The Marine Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barTroon

24.4km away

Premier Inn Kilmarnock

hotel, restaurantKilmarnock

32.1km away

Wee Café, Craufurdland

caféKilmarnock

37.1km away

ReadingLasses

café, self-catering apartmentWigtown

50.6km away

Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham

50.9km away

more food.... / more drink....

Blairquhan (site of)

Alternative names for Blairquhan

Where is Blairquhan?

OS Map for Blairquhan

Directions to Blairquhan

Weather at Blairquhan

References (books)

References (websites)

Castles near Blairquhan

Milton (site of)

Cloncaird Castle

Kirkmichael House

Dalduff Castle

Kilhenzie Castle

Barclanachan (site of)

Keirs Castle

Drummellan Castle (site of)

Cassillis House