Motte
Motte is an archaeological site in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Motte is situated nearby to the forest The Belt, as well as near the motorhome stopover Redgates Holiday Park.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Trump Turnberry and Culzean Castle.
Trump Turnberry
Golf course
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trump Turnberry is a golf resort in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, located on the Firth of Clyde in southwest Scotland. It comprises three links golf courses, a golf academy, a five-star James Miller-designed hotel from 1906, along with lodge and cottage accommodations. Trump Turnberry is situated 1¼ miles west of Motte.
Culzean Castle
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Culzean Castle is a castle overlooking the Firth of Clyde, near Maybole, Carrick, in South Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland. It is the former home of the Marquess of Ailsa, the chief of Clan Kennedy, but is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland. Culzean Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Motte.
Turnberry Castle
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Turnberry Castle is a fragmentary ruin on the coast of Kirkoswald parish, near Maybole in Ayrshire, Scotland. Situated at the extremity of the lower peninsula within the parish, it was the seat of the Earls of Carrick. Turnberry Castle is situated 1½ miles west of Motte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maidens and Turnberry.
Maidens
Village
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maidens is a village in the Kirkoswald parish of Ayrshire, Scotland. Situated on the coast of the Firth of Clyde at the southern end of Maidenhead Bay, a series of rocks known as the "Maidens” form a natural harbour.
Turnberry
Village
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Turnberry is a village 6 miles north of Girvan, in the civil parish of Kirkoswald, in the council area of South Ayrshire, Scotland. It has a golf resort called Turnberry which has three courses. In 1991 it had a population of 149. Turnberry is situated 1½ miles southwest of Motte.
Dailly
Village
Photo: paul c, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dailly is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located on the Water of Girvan, five miles south of Maybole, and three miles east of Old Dailly. Dailly is situated 5 miles southeast of Motte.
Motte
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.32821° or 55° 19′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.80909° or 4° 48′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C7Q85HR+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 13688591628OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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