Grangehill (possible) (site of) | Castle in Beith, Ayrshire

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Grangehill

Military Survey of Scotland
William Roy, 1747-1755map image courtesy of NLS

Grangehill is first mentioned in 1557 when owned by William Connel and was an important estate in Ayrshire. As such there may have been a castle on the lands however this needs more research.

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Alternative names for Grangehill

Grange Hill

Where is Grangehill?

Grangehill is in the parish of Beith and the county of Ayrshire.

Grid reference: NS 35661 54677

Lat / long: 55.757462, -4.620442

OS Map for Grangehill

Kilmarnock & Irvine (Stewarton & Beith)
OS Explorer map 333

Greenock, Largs & Millport (Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park)
OS Explorer map 341

Directions to Grangehill

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Weather at Grangehill

10°C
max 11°C / min 9°C

19km/h SSW
1025mb
94%
100%
08:40 16:13

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Beith at 21:30

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Grangehill

Ancient sites near Grangehill

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

11.1km away

Gowkstone standing stone

17.6km away

Drybridge cursus

17.8km away

Auld Hill fort

18.6km away

Langbank West crannog

19.0km away

Longhaugh Point standing stone

19.2km away

Langbank East crannog

19.2km away

Langbank crannog

19.8km away

Dumbuck crannog

20.1km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Grangehill

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

59.2km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II cross slab

59.3km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

65.0km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

66.4km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

79.3km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

83.8km away

Bore Stone of Gask Class II cross slab

88.6km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

90.0km away

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

90.0km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Grangehill

Whitecleugh silver chain

57.0km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

68.5km away

Borland silver chain

70.7km away

Whitlaw silver chain

114.0km away

Haddington silver chain

117.3km away

Norrie's Law hoard

118.0km away

Traprain Law silver chain

124.3km away

Hoardweel silver chain

143.0km away

Torvean silver chain

190.9km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Grangehill

Bowfield Hotel & Country Club

hotel, restaurant, barHowwood

5.7km away

Lynnhurst Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone

10.8km away

Premier Inn Glasgow (Paisley)

hotel, restaurantGlasgow

13.3km away

Bull Inn

barPaisley

15.6km away

Ramada Glasgow Airport

hotel, bar, restaurantPaisley

16.5km away

Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport

hotel, restaurant, barPaisley

16.6km away

Wee Café, Craufurdland

caféKilmarnock

16.8km away

Premier Inn Glasgow Airport

hotel, restaurantPaisley