Sheep Fold

Sheep Fold is a locality in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Sheep Fold is situated nearby to the locality Caldron Well, as well as near Caldron Bog.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Knowe and Law Castle.

Castle Knowe

Archaeological site

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Castle Knowe is a prominent mound located slightly to the west of North Kilruskin Farm on the Kilruskin Toll Road, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The mound may have served several different functions over the ages.

Law Castle

Castle

Photo: David Neale, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Law Castle is situated on the lower slopes of Law Hill on the edge of West Kilbride, in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is around 200 metres from the railway station. Law Castle is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sheep Fold.

West Kilbride railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

West Kilbride railway station is a railway station that serves the village of West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line. West Kilbride railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Sheep Fold.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Kilbride and Seamill.

West Kilbride

Photo: Scotia, CC BY 3.0.

West Kilbride is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast, with a population of 4860 in 2022. Named for St Brigit of Kildare, it was traditionally a weaving, potato-growing and sheep-farming town.

Seamill

Village

Photo: Paul Thomson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Seamill is a village in North Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland, about 5 miles north of Ardrossan and 8 miles south of Largs, on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde. Seamill is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sheep Fold.