Dundonald Castle
Dundonald Castle is a hill in South Ayrshire, Scotland and has an elevation of 187 feet. Dundonald Castle is situated nearby to the village Drybridge, as well as near the locality Collennan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Dundonald Castle and Auchans Castle.
Dundonald Castle
Castle
Photo: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dundonald Castle is situated on a hill overlooking the village of Dundonald, between Kilmarnock and Troon in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Dundonald Castle is a fortified tower house built for Robert II on his accession to the throne of Scotland in 1371 and it was used as a royal residence by Robert II and his son Robert III.
Auchans Castle
Castle
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Auchans Castle, House, House of Auchans or Old Auchans, is a mock military mansion, Category A listed, T-plan building of a late 16th-century date converted to the L-plan during the early-to-mid-17th century; its ruins stand about 1 km W of Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Scotland.
Kilmarnock Golf Club
Golf course
Kilmarnock Golf Club is a golf club and course in Barassie on the west coast of Scotland. Formed as Ossington Golf Club in 1887, the first course was at Holmes Farm in Kilmarnock. Kilmarnock Golf Club is situated 2 miles west of Dundonald Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundonald and Dundonald Camp.
Dundonald Camp
Quarter
Photo: Iain Cameron, CC BY 2.0.
Dundonald Camp is a quarter, which is situated 2 miles west of Dundonald Castle.
Loans
Village
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loans is a village in South Ayrshire near Troon, Scotland. It is located in Dundonald parish on the A759 at the junction with the B746 and a minor road to Dundonald. Loans is situated 2 miles southwest of Dundonald Castle.
Dundonald Castle
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 187 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.57678° or 55° 34′ 36″ northLongitude
-4.59681° or 4° 35′ 49″ westElevation
187 feet (57 metres)Open location code
9C7QHCG3+P7GeoNames ID
12623869
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