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Giffen Castle (site of)

Where is Giffen Castle?

Giffen Castle is in the parish of Beith and the county of Ayrshire.

Grid reference: NS 37727 50718

Lat / long: 55.7226240, -4.5852084

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OS Map for Giffen Castle

Kilmarnock & Irvine (Stewarton & Beith)
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Directions to Giffen Castle

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Weather at Giffen Castle

3°C
max 4°C / min 0°C

11km/h NNE
1041mb
81%
4%
08:35 15:46

Clear sky
Weather observed at Beith at 01:46

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Giffen Castle

Aiket Castle

Hessilhead Castle (site of)

Broadstone Castle (site of)

Roughwood Tower (site of)

Hill of Beith Castle

Grangehill (possible) (site of)

Dunlop Castle (site of)

Woodside Castle

Corsehill Castle

more castles....

Ancient sites near Giffen Castle

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

Drybridge cursus

Gowkstone standing stone

Camp Castle broch

Auld Hill fort

Longhaugh Point standing stone

Langbank East crannog

Langbank West crannog

Langbank crannog

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Giffen Castle

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

Dunadd Class I rock carving

Blackford Class I symbol stone

Tullibole Class III cross slab

Bore Stone of Gask Class II cross slab

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Giffen Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

Todholes (possible) silver chain

Borland silver chain

Whitlaw silver chain

Haddington silver chain

Norrie's Law hoard

Traprain Law silver chain

Hoardweel silver chain

Torvean silver chain

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Giffen Castle

Bowfield Hotel & Country Club

hotel, restaurant, barHowwood

Wee Café, Craufurdland

caféKilmarnock

Lynnhurst Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone

Premier Inn Kilmarnock

hotel, restaurantKilmarnock

Premier Inn Glasgow (Paisley)

hotel, restaurantGlasgow

Premier Inn Glasgow Newton Mearns (M77 J4)

hotel, restaurantNewton Mearns

Bull Inn

Ramada Glasgow Airport

hotel, bar, restaurantPaisley

Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport

hotel, restaurant, barPaisley

Premier Inn Glasgow Airport

hotel, restaurantPaisley

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