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Glengarnock Castle

Photo of Glengarnock Castle, a ruined castle near Lochwinnoch, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Glengarnock Castle

© Julian Thomas / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Julian Thomas / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Glengarnock Castle

Open accessScotland's right of responsible access applies

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Glengarnock Castle is a castle in North Ayrshire. The Albion Guide maps eleven castles in the county; this is one of them. The closest station is Glengarnock, 4.7 km to the south. Other castles nearby include Castle Semple Loch and Fairlie Castle.

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More places to visit near Glengarnock Castle

Photo of Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, a visitor attraction near Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, central Scotland.Highlight

Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

Attraction near Lochwinnoch

Scotland's largest regional park spanning Renfrewshire's moors and coast, with a visitor centre at Castle Semple.

5.1 km E

Photo along the Ayrshire Coastal Path, a long-distance trail running from Glenapp to Skelmorlie, southern Scotland.

Ayrshire Coastal Path

Scotland's Great Trail

A hundred miles up the Ayrshire coast, from Glenapp in the south to Skelmorlie, in sight of Arran the whole way

10 km W · South Ayrshire & North Ayrshire

Photo of Kilbarchan, a village in Renfrewshire, central Scotland.

Kilbarchan

Village

Renfrewshire weaving village with a preserved 18th-century weaver's cottage and much of its old character intact.

10.9 km NE · Renfrewshire

Photo: Largs Promenade and Pencil Monument, a viewpoint near Fairlie, North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Largs Promenade and Pencil Monument

Viewpoint near Fairlie

Clyde-coast seafront walk at Largs ending at the Pencil, a monument to the 1263 Battle of Largs, with Cumbrae views.

11 km W

Photo of Dunlop Kirk, a church in East Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Dunlop Kirk

Church near Dunlop

Historic parish kirk of Dunlop with the Hans Hamilton tomb aisle, in the East Ayrshire village that named a cheese.

12.3 km SE

Photo of Great Cumbrae, an island in North Ayrshire, southern Scotland.Highlight

Great Cumbrae

Island near Millport

A ten-mile coast road to cycle, Millport's Victorian seafront and the Cathedral of the Isles, often called Britain's smallest cathedral

12.5 km W