Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie
The substantial remains of the old castle and sixteenth century manor house of Kilbirnie lie west of the town of Kilbirnie in North Ayrshire, Scotland, on the lower slopes of the Glengarnock Hills, in the old Barony of Kilbirnie.Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glengarnock railway station and Kilbirnie Loch.
Glengarnock railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glengarnock railway station is a railway station in the village of Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland, serving the towns of Beith and Kilbirnie. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line. Glengarnock railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie.
Kilbirnie Loch
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Kilbirnie Loch is a freshwater Loch situated in the floodplain between Kilbirnie, Glengarnock and Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It runs south-west to north-east for almost 2 km, is about 0.5 km wide for the most part and has an area of roughly 3 km2. Kilbirnie Loch is situated 1½ miles east of Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilbirnie and Glengarnock.
Kilbirnie
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilbirnie is the largest of a cluster of small towns in Ayrshire, at the head of the Garnock Valley 20 miles southwest of Glasgow.
Glengarnock
Village
Glengarnock is a small village in North Ayrshire that lies near the west coast of Scotland. It forms part of the Garnock Valley area and is about 18 miles from Glasgow, the nearest city.
Beith
Town
Photo: Chris Court, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beith is a town in the Garnock Valley, North Ayrshire, Scotland approximately 20 miles south-west of Glasgow. The town is situated on the crest of a hill and was known originally as the "Hill o' Beith" after its Court Hill. Beith is situated 3 miles east of Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie.
Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie
- Type: Ruins
- Description: tower house in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: Tower House, castle, and historic site
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.75061° or 55° 45′ 2″ northLongitude
-4.70442° or 4° 42′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C7QQ72W+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 1064644107OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q4862997
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie” goes by many names.
- German: “Kilbirnie Castle”
- Japanese: “キルバーニー城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Kilbirnie”
- Turkish: “Barony and Kalesi, Kilbirnie”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kilbirnie Place Golf Club and Kilbirnie Public Park.
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