Ayton Castle
Ayton Castle is located to the east of Ayton in the Scottish Borders. It is 9 kilometres north-west of Berwick-upon-Tweed, in the former county of Berwickshire.Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: tower house and country house in Ayton, Scottish Borders, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Ayton Castle, Scottish Borders”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ayton Parish Church and Railway Bridge (West), Ayton.
Ayton Parish Church
Church
Photo: james denham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ayton and Burnmouth Parish Church is a member church of the Church of Scotland, serving the communities of Ayton and Burnmouth in the Scottish Borders. Ayton Parish Church is situated 1,800 feet south of Ayton Castle.
Railway Bridge (West), Ayton
Bridge
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Railway Bridge (West), Ayton is situated 1 mile south of Ayton Castle.
Railway Bridge (East), Ayton
Bridge
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Railway Bridge (East), Ayton is situated 1 mile south of Ayton Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayton and Burnmouth.
Ayton
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ayton is a small village located in the historic county of Berwickshire, today part of the Scottish Borders region. It is on the Eye Water, from which it is said to take its name: Ayton means 'Eye-town'.
Burnmouth
Village
Photo: A15773, Public domain.
Burnmouth is a small fishing village located adjacent to the A1 road on the east coast of Scotland. It is the first village in Scotland on the A1, after crossing the border with England. Burnmouth is situated 1½ miles east of Ayton Castle.
Eyemouth
Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eyemouth is a harbour town in the Scottish Borders. With a population of 3580 in 2022, it's the largest of a string of picturesque fishing villages along the rugged Berwickshire coast. Others, also described here, are Burnmouth, Coldingham and St Abbs.
Ayton Castle
- Categories: Tower House and country house
- Location: Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.84569° or 55° 50′ 45″ northLongitude
-2.11503° or 2° 6′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C7VRVWM+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 251610088OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q4831744
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Ayton Castle” goes by many names.
- French: “Château d’Ayton”
- German: “Ayton Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Ayton”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Home Covert and Ayton Church.
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