Ardrossan Castle
Ardrossan Castle is situated on the west coast of Scotland in the town of Ardrossan, Ayrshire. The castle, defended by a moat, stands on a ridge above the town.Photo: TravisNygard, CC BY 3.0.
Photo: TravisNygard, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ardrossan Town railway station and Ardrossan South Beach railway station.
Ardrossan Town railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ardrossan Town railway station is one of three remaining in the town of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is one of the oldest operational railway stations in Ayrshire, although services and facilities are severely cut back from the station's peak in the early 20th century. Ardrossan Town railway station is situated 730 feet southwest of Ardrossan Castle.
Ardrossan South Beach railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ardrossan South Beach railway station is one of three in the town of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line. Ardrossan South Beach railway station is situated 2,000 feet east of Ardrossan Castle.
Ardrossan Harbour railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ardrossan Harbour railway station is one of three remaining railway stations in the town of Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail but unusually it is not owned by Network Rail, but instead owned by Peel Ports. Ardrossan Harbour railway station is situated 2,300 feet west of Ardrossan Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardrossan and Saltcoats.
Ardrossan
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ardrossan is a port in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast of Scotland. It's part of the "Three Towns" conurbation of Greater Ardrossan, which also includes Saltcoats and Stevenston.
Saltcoats
Town
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ardrossan is a port in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast of Scotland. It's part of the "Three Towns" conurbation of Greater Ardrossan, which also includes Saltcoats and Stevenston.
Stevenston
Town
Photo: Chris Court, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stevenston is a town and parish in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Along with Ardrossan and Saltcoats it is one of the "Three Towns", all of similar size, on the Firth of Clyde coast; the easternmost parts of Stevenston are about 1⁄2 mile from western parts of Kilwinning, the A78 trunk road runs between the settlements. Stevenston is situated 2 miles east of Ardrossan Castle.
Ardrossan Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.64188° or 55° 38′ 31″ northLongitude
-4.8101° or 4° 48′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C7QJ5RQ+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1746029686OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q4788264
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Ardrossan Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Ardrossan Castle”
- Persian: “ادروسان (دژ)”
- Persian: “ادروسان”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Ardrossan”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Ardrossan”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Ardrossan”
- Turkish: “Ardrossan Kalesi”
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