Auchencloigh Castle
Auchencloigh Castle or Auchincloigh Castle is a ruined fortification near the Burnton Burn, lying within the feudal lands of the Craufurd Clan, situated in the Parish of Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruins
- Description: castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Auchincloigh Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belston Loch.
Belston Loch
Photo: david johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belston Loch, also recorded as Dromsmodda Loch is a small freshwater loch in the East Ayrshire Council Area, near Sinclairston, 2 miles south-east of Drongan, lying in a glacial Kettle Hole. Parish of Ochiltree, Scotland. Belston Loch is situated 1¼ miles west of Auchencloigh Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ochiltree and Drongan.
Ochiltree
Village
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ochiltree is a conservation village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, near Auchinleck and Cumnock. It is one of the oldest villages in East Ayrshire, with archaeological remains indicating Stone Age and Bronze Age settlers. Ochiltree is situated 3 miles north of Auchencloigh Castle.
Drongan
Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drongan is a former mining village in East Ayrshire, some 8 miles east of Ayr and west of Cumnock. It had a population of 4686 in 2011. Drongan is situated 3 miles west of Auchencloigh Castle.
Auchinleck
Village
Photo: Brian D Osborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchinleck is a village 5 miles southeast of Mauchline, and 2 miles northwest of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Surrounding the village is Auchinleck Estate, centred on Auchinleck House, past home of the lawyer, diarist and biographer James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck. Auchinleck is situated 5 miles northeast of Auchencloigh Castle.
Auchencloigh Castle
- Categories: castle and historic site
- Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.42071° or 55° 25′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.38019° or 4° 22′ 49″ westOpen location code
9C7QCJC9+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 5417114617OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q4819390
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In Other Languages
“Auchencloigh Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Auchencloigh Castle”
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