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Hunterston Castle

Where is Hunterston Castle?

Hunterston Castle is in the parish of West Kilbride and the county of Ayrshire.

Grid reference:NS 19285 51471

Lat / long:55.7228550,-4.8789369

OS Map for Hunterston Castle

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

Directions to Hunterston Castle

Enter a starting point

Weather at Hunterston Castle

-2°C
max 1°C / min -4°C

9km/h ESE
1010mb
77%
15%
08:24 15:53

Few clouds
Weather observed at North Ayrshire at 02:36

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

The Fortified House in Scotland - Volume III

Nigel Tranter
Edinburgh, 1965

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Hunterston Castle

Ancient sites near Hunterston Castle

Auld Hill fort

2.8km away

Drybridge cursus

22.0km away

Auchrannie souterrain

24.1km away

Kempock Stone standing stone

26.8km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

27.4km away

Langbank West crannog

29.0km away

Camp Castle broch

30.0km away

Langbank East crannog

30.4km away

Dumbarton Rock fort

30.9km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Hunterston Castle

Dunadd Class I rock carving

55.1km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

72.4km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

72.5km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

82.0km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

93.8km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

99.5km away

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

103.0km away

Fowlis Wester Class II cross-slab

103.5km away

Fowlis Wester Church Class III cross-slab

103.6km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Hunterston Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

69.1km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

84.5km away

Borland silver chain

86.7km away

Whitlaw silver chain

130.2km away

Haddington silver chain

134.0km away

Norrie's Law hoard

134.3km away

Traprain Law silver chain

141.0km away

Hoardweel silver chain

159.5km away

Torvean silver chain

197.4km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Hunterston Castle

Bowfield Hotel & Country Club

hotel, restaurant, barHowwood

21.3km away

Best Western Argyll Hotel

hotel, restaurantDunoon

25.3km away

Premier Inn Kilmarnock

hotel, restaurantKilmarnock

25.5km away

The Marine Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barTroon

25.7km away

Lynnhurst Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barJohnstone

26.1km away

Premier Inn Greenock

hotel, restaurantGreenock

26.4km away

Wee Café, Craufurdland

caféKilmarnock

28.4km away

Best Western Gleddoch House Hotel & Leisure Club

hotel, restaurant, barLangbank

28.5km away

Premier Inn Ayr / Prestwick Airport

hotel, restaurantAyr

28.6km away

Premier Inn Glasgow (Paisley)

hotel, restaurantGlasgow

28.7km away

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

Hunterston Castle

Where is Hunterston Castle?

OS Map for Hunterston Castle

Directions to Hunterston Castle

Weather at Hunterston Castle

References (books)

References (websites)

Castles near Hunterston Castle

Castle Knowe (possible)

Auld Hill

Crosbie

Southannan

Portencross Castle

Law Castle

Fairlie Castle

Little Cumbrae Castle

Tarbert Castle (site of)