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Penkill Castle

Where is Penkill Castle?

Penkill Castle is in the parish of Dailly and the county of Ayrshire.

Grid reference: NX 23151 98538

Lat / long: 55.2492240, -4.7837394

OS Map for Penkill Castle

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

Directions to Penkill Castle

Enter a starting point

Weather at Penkill Castle

5°C
max 5°C / min 5°C

24km/h NNE
1033mb
70%
8%
08:32 15:50

Clear sky
Weather observed at Girvan at 08:31

References (books)

The Castles of Scotland

Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

The Fortified House in Scotland - Volume III

Nigel Tranter
Edinburgh, 1965

References (websites)

Canmore
Wikipedia

Castles near Penkill Castle

Ancient sites near Penkill Castle

Garphar souterrain

19.9km away

Ballantrae Bridge souterrain

22.0km away

Greenan Castle fort

22.2km away

Teroy Fort broch

36.8km away

Camp Castle broch

39.4km away

Cults Loch souterrain

39.5km away

Cults Loch 1 crannog

39.6km away

Craigenholly souterrain

39.9km away

Drybridge cursus

40.4km away

more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Penkill Castle

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

55.3km away

Eggerness Class I rock carving

57.1km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

102.9km away

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

114.3km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

114.3km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

115.7km away

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

121.5km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

126.9km away

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

127.4km away

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Penkill Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

61.8km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

93.6km away

Borland silver chain

95.8km away

Whitlaw silver chain

136.3km away

Haddington silver chain

149.2km away

Traprain Law silver chain

155.9km away

Norrie's Law hoard

161.1km away

Hoardweel silver chain

168.0km away

Torvean silver chain

248.4km away

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Penkill Castle

Turnberry Resort

hotel, restaurant, barTurnberry

7.8km away

Mercure Ayr Hotel

hotel, bar, restaurantAyr

25.4km away

Premier Inn Ayr A77 / Racecourse

hotel, restaurantAyr

28.3km away

The Marine Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barTroon

32.6km away

Adamton House Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barPrestwick

32.7km away

Premier Inn Ayr / Prestwick Airport

hotel, restaurantAyr

32.7km away

Premier Inn Kilmarnock

hotel, restaurantKilmarnock

42.5km away

Best Western Kinloch Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barIsle of Arran

44.7km away

ReadingLasses

café, self-catering apartmentWigtown

47.6km away

Wee Café, Craufurdland

caféKilmarnock

48.5km away

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

Penkill Castle

Where is Penkill Castle?

OS Map for Penkill Castle

Directions to Penkill Castle

Weather at Penkill Castle

References (books)

References (websites)

Castles near Penkill Castle

Camregan Castle

Killochan Castle

Bargany Castle (site of)

Trochrague

Brunston Castle

Ballochtoul Castle (site of)

Lochmodie Castle

Dowhill Mount

Dalquharran Castle

Ancient sites near Penkill Castle

Garphar souterrain

Ballantrae Bridge souterrain

Greenan Castle fort

Teroy Fort broch

Camp Castle broch

Cults Loch souterrain

Cults Loch 1 crannog

Craigenholly souterrain

Drybridge cursus

Pictish stones near Penkill Castle

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

Eggerness Class I rock carving

Dunadd Class I rock carving

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

Borthwick Mains Class I symbol stone

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

Abernethy No. 2 Class III symbol stone

Pictish sites near Penkill Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

Todholes (possible) silver chain

Borland silver chain

Whitlaw silver chain

Haddington silver chain

Traprain Law silver chain

Norrie's Law hoard

Hoardweel silver chain

Torvean silver chain

Accommodation near Penkill Castle

Turnberry Links

Woodland Bay Hotel

Turnberry Resort

Malin Court

The Eisenhower at Culzean Castle

One Barganock

Craig Tara Holiday Park

Kilmore Cottages

Brig O'Doon House Hotel, Alloway

Sunnyside, Ayr

Accommodation search

Accommodation type

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Penkill Castle

Turnberry Resort

Mercure Ayr Hotel

Premier Inn Ayr A77 / Racecourse

The Marine Hotel

Adamton House Hotel

Premier Inn Ayr / Prestwick Airport

Premier Inn Kilmarnock

Best Western Kinloch Hotel

ReadingLasses

Wee Café, Craufurdland

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Published on the 18th of May 2012 at 6:14 pm. Updated on the 24th of July 2012 at 10:23 pm.

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