Albion Guide
Menu
Map

Areas

Protected landscapesCountry estatesNature reservesCountry parksCoastlineIslands

Routes

TrailsWaterways

Natural spots

Hills & peaksLakes & lochsWaterfallsBeaches & swimmingViewpointsCavesSSSIs

Historic places

Castles & strongholdsAbbeys & prioriesAncient stonesRoman sitesBattlefieldsChalk figuresNational Trust

Villages & landmarks

Villages & townsPubs & restaurantsChurchesHouses & gardensFarms, vineyards & producersWindmillsLighthousesOther sightsAttractionsFolliesOutdoor saunas

Near you

By townBy countyBy station
Saved

Loch Doon Castle

Open to visitorsa Historic Environment Scotland site — many are free to wander; staffed ones charge and keep set hours

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

Save this place
Open in full map →Full map →
OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

Loch Doon Castle is a castle in East Ayrshire. The Albion Guide lists eight castles in the county; this is one of them. The site is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. For more of the same, Dundeugh Castle and Laight Castle are close by.

Official site →

More places to visit near Loch Doon Castle

Photo of Loch Doon, a loch in East Ayrshire, southern Scotland.

Loch Doon

Loch

Southern Scotland's largest freshwater loch, in the Galloway hills, with a medieval castle moved stone by stone to its shore.

2.9 km NE · East Ayrshire

Photo of Loch Enoch, a loch in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Loch Enoch

Loch

A high, island-studded loch in the granite Merrick range of Galloway, once famed for sand that could sharpen a blade.

10.6 km S · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo of Loch Neldricken, a loch in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Loch Neldricken

Loch

Said to hold the Murder Hole of S. R. Crockett's novel The Raiders, in the remote Galloway hills.

12.6 km S · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo of Loch Valley, a loch in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Loch Valley

Loch

Granite-bound in the Galloway hills above Glen Trool, it lies on the wild flank of the Merrick range.

14 km S · Dumfries and Galloway

Photo along the Southern Upland Way, a long-distance trail running from Portpatrick to Cockburnspath, southern Scotland.Highlight

Southern Upland Way

Scotland's Great Trail

A coast-to-coast crossing of southern Scotland's empty hills, from Portpatrick to the North Sea.

14.4 km SE · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders & South Lanarkshire

Photo: Bruce's Stone, a viewpoint in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.Highlight

Bruce's Stone

Viewpoint

Granite memorial above Loch Trool marking Robert the Bruce's 1307 victory, with a fine loch-and-hills panorama.

16.5 km S · Dumfries and Galloway