Caldron Hill

Caldron Hill is a peak in North Ayrshire, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,089 feet. Caldron Hill is situated nearby to the locality Caldron Well, as well as near Caldron Bog.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Knowe and Law Castle.

Castle Knowe

Archaeological site

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Castle Knowe is a prominent mound located slightly to the west of North Kilruskin Farm on the Kilruskin Toll Road, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The mound may have served several different functions over the ages.

Law Castle

Castle

Photo: David Neale, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Law Castle is situated on the lower slopes of Law Hill on the edge of West Kilbride, in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is around 200 metres from the railway station.

Hunterston Castle

Photo: Dreamer84, CC BY 2.5.

Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland is the historic home of the lairds of Hunterston and Chiefs of Clan Hunter. The keep dates from the late 12th, or early 13th centuries, while the attached manor house is of the 18th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Kilbride and Fairlie.

West Kilbride

Photo: Scotia, CC BY 3.0.

West Kilbride is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast, with a population of 4860 in 2022. Named for St Brigit of Kildare, it was traditionally a weaving, potato-growing and sheep-farming town.

Fairlie

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Fairlie is a village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland.

Seamill

Village

Photo: Paul Thomson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Seamill is a village in North Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland, about 5 miles north of Ardrossan and 8 miles south of Largs, on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde.

Caldron Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,089 feet
Category: landform
Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.7218° or 55° 43′ 19″ north

Longitude

-4.82151° or 4° 49′ 17″ west

Elevation

1,089 feet (332 metres)

Open location code

9C7QP5CH+P9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 850036225

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12610643

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Little Caldron and WW2 Spigot Mortar Base.

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