Fairlie Castle

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Fairlie Castle is one of eleven castles the Albion Guide maps in North Ayrshire. For more of the same, Little Cumbrae Castle and Portencross Castle are close by. Fairlie Station is under a kilometre away.

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