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.
Troon
Photo: fb brillyunt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troon is a seaside town in Ayrshire in southwest Scotland, with a population of 14,950 in 2020. It's about 50 miles from Glasgow so it's one of the closest beach resorts to the city, and is crowded on fine summer weekends.
Harpercroft Hillfort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.55875° or 55° 33′ 32″ northLongitude
-4.60093° or 4° 36′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C7QH95X+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1483450206OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hallyards Quarry (Whinstone and Merkland Loch.
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