Harpercroft Hillfort

Harpercroft Hillfort is an archaeological site in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Harpercroft Hillfort is situated nearby to Hallyards Quarry (Whinstone, as well as near the village Loans.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dundonald Castle and Auchans Castle.

Dundonald Castle

Castle

Photo: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dundonald Castle is situated on a hill overlooking the village of Dundonald, between Kilmarnock and Troon in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Dundonald Castle is a fortified tower house built for Robert II on his accession to the throne of Scotland in 1371 and it was used as a royal residence by Robert II and his son Robert III. Dundonald Castle is situated 1¼ miles north of Harpercroft Hillfort.

Auchans Castle

Castle

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Auchans Castle, House, House of Auchans or Old Auchans, is a mock military mansion, Category A listed, T-plan building of a late 16th-century date converted to the L-plan during the early-to-mid-17th century; its ruins stand about 1 km W of Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Auchans Castle is situated 1¼ miles north of Harpercroft Hillfort.

Barassie railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barassie railway station is a railway station serving Barassie, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line. Barassie railway station is situated 2 miles west of Harpercroft Hillfort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loans and Dundonald.

Loans

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loans is a village in South Ayrshire near Troon, Scotland. It is located in Dundonald parish on the A759 at the junction with the B746 and a minor road to Dundonald.