Knock Castle
Knock Castle is a private residence on the outskirts of Largs, on the west coast of Scotland. It was built by A member of the shipbuilding Steele family in 1851, with a further wing added in the early twentieth century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Knock Castle, Largs”
- Postal code: KA30 8SE
Places of Interest
Highlights include Largs railway station and Brisbane Aisle.
Largs railway station
Railway station
Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Largs railway station is a railway station in the town of Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is owned by Network Rail. It is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 43 miles south west of Glasgow Central. Largs railway station is situated 2½ miles south of Knock Castle.
Brisbane Aisle
Historic site
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
The Brisbane Aisle is a small 17th century free-standing burial vault, built for the Shaws of Kelsoland and situated in the grounds of the 'Largs Old Kirk', Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. Brisbane Aisle is situated 2½ miles south of Knock Castle.
Clark Memorial Church
Church
Photo: Dave Hitchborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Clark Memorial Church is an active place of worship for the Church of Scotland in Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was designed by William Kerr in 1890–1892, and is a category A listed building, having been listed in 1971. Clark Memorial Church is situated 2½ miles south of Knock Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Largs and Skelmorlie.
Largs
Largs is a seaside resort on the Clyde coast of Ayrshire, with a population of 10,900 in 2022. It’s where Viking power in Scotland was broken, at the Battle of Largs in 1263, and the Vikingar Exhibition is the town’s main attraction.
Skelmorlie
Village
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skelmorlie is a village in North Ayrshire in the southwest of Scotland. Although it is the northernmost settlement in the council area of North Ayrshire it is contiguous with Wemyss Bay, which is in Inverclyde, and has a PA zone postcode unlike the rest of Ayrshire which is in the KA zone. Skelmorlie is situated 3 miles north of Knock Castle.
Wemyss Bay
Village
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wemyss Bay is a village on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in Inverclyde in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is in the traditional county of Renfrewshire. Wemyss Bay is situated 3½ miles north of Knock Castle.
Knock Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.82644° or 55° 49′ 35″ northLongitude
-4.88454° or 4° 53′ 4″ westElevation
180 feet (55 metres)Open location code
9C7QR4G8+H5OpenStreetMap ID
way 466196747OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
2645132Wikidata ID
Q6422763
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In Other Languages
“Knock Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Knock Castle (North Ayrshire)”
- German: “Knock Castle”
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