Site of Original Hunterstoune Village and Hunter Castle

Places of Interest Nearby

Hunterston Castle

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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. Hunterston Castle is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Site of Original Hunterstoune Village and Hunter Castle.

Hunterston B nuclear power station

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Hunterston B nuclear power station is a shut-down AGR nuclear power station in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Located about six miles south of Largs and about 2+1⁄2 miles northwest of West Kilbride on the Firth of Clyde coast. Hunterston B nuclear power station is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Site of Original Hunterstoune Village and Hunter Castle.

Hunterston A nuclear power station

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Hunterston A nuclear power station is a former Magnox nuclear power station located at Hunterston in Ayrshire, Scotland, adjacent to Hunterston B. The ongoing decommissioning process is being managed by Nuclear Decommissioning Authority subsidiary Nuclear Restoration Services. Hunterston A nuclear power station is situated 2,800 feet southwest of Site of Original Hunterstoune Village and Hunter Castle.

Places in the Area

West Kilbride

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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.

Millport

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Great Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of Ayrshire, with Millport as its only settlement, and a population of 1376 in 2011. The island is about 3 miles long by 1½ miles wide, roughly tooth-shaped, with a broad bay indenting its south coast.

Seamill

Village

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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. Seamill is situated 3 miles south of Site of Original Hunterstoune Village and Hunter Castle.

Site of Original Hunterstoune Village and Hunter Castle

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