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Hessilhead Castle (site of)

Alternative names for Hessilhead Castle

Hasslehead; Hazelhead; Hesselheid

Where is Hessilhead Castle?

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

Grid reference: NS 38013 53297

Lat / long: 55.7458690, -4.5821888

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OS Map for Hessilhead Castle

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

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Weather at Hessilhead Castle

2°C
max 3°C / min 2°C

17km/h NE
1041mb
81%
20%
08:35 15:46

Few clouds
Weather observed at Beith at 00:17

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Hessilhead Castle

Broadstone Castle (site of)

Hill of Beith Castle

Giffen Castle (site of)

Grangehill (possible) (site of)

Roughwood Tower (site of)

Auchenbathie Tower

Woodside Castle

Caldwell Tower

Aiket Castle

more castles....

Ancient sites near Hessilhead Castle

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

Gowkstone standing stone

Drybridge cursus

Longhaugh Point standing stone

Langbank East crannog

Langbank West crannog

Langbank crannog

Auld Hill fort

Dumbuck crannog

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Hessilhead 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

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Hessilhead 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 Hessilhead Castle

Bowfield Hotel & Country Club

hotel, restaurant, barHowwood

Lynnhurst Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone

Premier Inn Glasgow (Paisley)

hotel, restaurantGlasgow

Wee Café, Craufurdland

caféKilmarnock

Bull Inn

Premier Inn Glasgow Newton Mearns (M77 J4)

hotel, restaurantNewton Mearns

Ramada Glasgow Airport

hotel, bar, restaurantPaisley

Holiday Inn Glasgow Airport

hotel, restaurant, barPaisley

Premier Inn Kilmarnock

hotel, restaurantKilmarnock

Premier Inn Glasgow Airport

hotel, restaurantPaisley

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