Blairquhan Castle
Blairquhan is a Regency era castle near Maybole in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the historic home of the Hunter-Blair Baronets and remained in the family's possession until 2012, when it was sold to a Chinese company.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Blairquhan” and “Blairquhan House”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cloncaird Castle.
Cloncaird Castle
Building
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cloncaird Castle is located near the small village of Kirkmichael, around 6 kilometres east of Maybole in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The castle lies beside the Kelsie Burn, at the centre of a 140 acres estate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Straiton and Patna.
Straiton
Village
Photo: JSL595, Public domain.
Straiton is a village on the River Girvan in South Ayrshire in Scotland. It lies in the hills between Kirkmichael, Dalmellington, Crosshill, and Maybole.
Patna
Village
Photo: JSL595, Public domain.
Patna is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, straddling the traditional districts of Carrick and Kyle. Patna is situated 4½ miles northeast of Blairquhan Castle.
Maybole
Town
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maybole is a town and former burgh of barony and police burgh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It had an estimated population of 4,580 in 2020. It is situated 9 miles south of Ayr and 50 miles southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Maybole is situated 5 miles northwest of Blairquhan Castle.
Blairquhan Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.3161° or 55° 18′ 58″ northLongitude
-4.57734° or 4° 34′ 38″ westElevation
692 feet (211 metres)Open location code
9C7Q8C8F+C3OpenStreetMap ID
way 561828684OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
2655390Wikidata ID
Q4924231
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Portuguese—“Blairquhan Castle” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Blairquhan gaztelua”
- Dutch: “Blairquhan Castle”
- French: “château de Blairquhan”
- French: “Château de Blairquhan”
- German: “Blairquhan House”
- Portuguese: “Blairquhan Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Blairquhan”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Blairquhan”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Kirkbride and Balbeg Glen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Crow Wood and Mains Park Wood.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Blairquhan Castle”. Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.