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Riccarton Castle (site of)

Alternative names for Riccarton Castle

Yardside

Where is Riccarton Castle?

Riccarton Castle is in the parish of Riccarton and the county of Ayrshire.

Grid reference: NS 4262 3632

Lat / long: 55.5949930, -4.4991354

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Kilmarnock & Irvine (Stewarton & Beith)
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Weather at Riccarton Castle

4°C
max 6°C / min 3°C
8km/h WSW
1021mb
94%
57%
08:27 15:49

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Kilmarnock at 03:25

References (websites)

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Caprington Castle

1.8km away

Treesbank House

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Haining Place

3.0km away

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3.3km away

Knockentiber (possible) (site of)

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Greenhill

3.8km away

Busbie Castle (site of)

4.0km away

Carmel Bank

4.3km away

Auchinloss

4.3km away
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Ancient sites near Riccarton Castle

Camp Castle broch

3.6km away

Drybridge cursus

6.7km away

Greenan Castle fort

20.5km away

Gowkstone standing stone

20.6km away

Gleniffer Braes standing stones

24.0km away

Auld Hill fort

27.8km away

Longhaugh Point standing stone

36.1km away

Langbank crannog

36.5km away

Langbank East crannog

37.0km away
more ancient sites....

Pictish stones near Riccarton Castle

Old Kilmadock 2 Class I symbol stone

71.8km away

Old Kilmadock 1 Class II symbol stone

71.8km away

Hawkhill Class III cross-slab

73.8km away

Trusty's Hill Class I rock carving

81.8km away

Dunadd Class I rock carving

82.3km away

Blackford Class I symbol stone

88.9km away

Eggerness Class I rock carving

89.2km away

Tullibole Class III cross slab

90.2km away

Princes Street Gardens Class I symbol stone

90.5km away
more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Riccarton Castle

Whitecleugh silver chain

41.7km away

Todholes (possible) silver chain

61.8km away

Borland silver chain

64.2km away

Whitlaw silver chain

107.7km away

Haddington silver chain

115.2km away

Norrie's Law hoard

121.7km away

Traprain Law silver chain

122.2km away

Hoardweel silver chain

138.3km away

Torvean silver chain

208.2km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Riccarton Castle

The Park Hotel
hotelKilmarnock
1.3km away
Premier Inn Kilmarnock
hotel, restaurantKilmarnock
2.3km away
Howard Park Hotel
hotelKilmarnock
4.3km away
Craufurdland Castle
self-catering apartmentKilmarnock
5.4km away
Kidron House Hotel
hotelIrvine
6.9km away
Kidron Guesthouse
bed and breakfastIrvine
7.0km away
The Fenwick Hotel
hotelFenwick
7.1km away
Old Loans Inn
hotelLoans
9.3km away
Menzies Irvine
hotelIrvine
9.7km away
Adamton House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barPrestwick
9.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Riccarton Castle

Premier Inn Kilmarnock
hotel, restaurantKilmarnock
2.3km away
Wee Café, Craufurdland
caféKilmarnock
6.0km away
Adamton House Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barPrestwick
9.8km away
Premier Inn Ayr / Prestwick Airport
hotel, restaurantAyr
10.0km away
The Marine Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barTroon
11.7km away
Premier Inn Ayr A77 / Racecourse
hotel, restaurantAyr
14.2km away
Mercure Ayr Hotel
hotel, bar, restaurantAyr
17.1km away
Best Western Eglinton Arms Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barEaglesham
21.5km away
Premier Inn Glasgow Newton Mearns (M77 J4)
hotel, restaurantNewton Mearns
23.0km away
Bowfield Hotel & Country Club
hotel, restaurant, barHowwood
23.1km away
more food.... / more drink....

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Published on the 18th of May 2012 at 6:14 pm. Updated on the 5th of June 2022 at 10:11 am.

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