Dundonald Castle
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.Photo: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Postal code: KA2 9BS
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auchans Castle and Kilmarnock Golf Club.
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 2,900 feet west of Dundonald Castle.
Kilmarnock Golf Club
Golf course
Kilmarnock Golf Club is a golf club and course in Barassie on the west coast of Scotland. Formed as Ossington Golf Club in 1887, the first course was at Holmes Farm in Kilmarnock. Kilmarnock Golf Club is situated 2 miles west of Dundonald Castle.
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 2½ miles southwest of Dundonald Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dundonald and Loans.
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. Loans is situated 2 miles southwest of Dundonald Castle.
Dreghorn
Village
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dreghorn is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, 3.5 kilometres east of Irvine town centre, on the old main road from Irvine to Kilmarnock. It is sited on a ridge between two rivers. Dreghorn is situated 2½ miles north of Dundonald Castle.
Dundonald Castle
- Categories: contour fort, level terrain fort, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.57679° or 55° 34′ 37″ northLongitude
-4.59728° or 4° 35′ 50″ westOpen location code
9C7QHCG3+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 215118905OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2844574
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Welsh—“Dundonald Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “邓唐纳德城堡”
- Chinese: “鄧唐納德城堡”
- Dutch: “Dundonald Castle”
- French: “Dundonald Castle”
- German: “Dundonald Castle”
- Hebrew: “טירת דנדונלד”
- Irish: “Caisleán Dhùn Dòmhnaill”
- Italian: “castello di Dundonald”
- Italian: “Castello di Dundonald”
- Japanese: “ダンドナルド城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Dundonald”
- Russian: “замок Дандональд”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Caisteal Dhùn Dòmhnaill”
- Turkish: “Dundonald Kalesi”
- Welsh: “Castell Dundonald”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dundonald Castle Vistor Centre and Dundonald Bowling Club.
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