Kilpatrick Dun

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

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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Kilpatrick Dun is a dun in North Ayrshire. The Albion Guide maps two duns in the county; this is one of them. The site is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland. Nearby ancient sites include Torr a'Chaisteal, Arran and The Doon.

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