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 the bottled water company Ganten.

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″ north

Longitude

-4.57734° or 4° 34′ 38″ west

Elevation

692 feet (211 metres)

Open location code

9C7Q8C8F+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 561828684

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

GeoNames ID

2655390

Wikidata ID

Q4924231

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“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”
Turkish: “Blairquhan Kalesi”

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Explore places such as Kirkbride and Balbeg Glen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Crow Wood and Mains Park Wood.

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