Fairlie Castle
Fairlie Castle is a restored oblong tower castle located on a natural rounded knoll situated above a precipitous section of the Fairlie Glen near the town of Fairlie in the old Barony of Fairlie, Parish of Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fairlie railway station and Kelburn Castle.
Fairlie railway station
Railway station
Fairlie railway station serves the village of Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line. Fairlie railway station is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Fairlie Castle.
Kelburn Castle
Kelburn Castle is a large house near Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is the seat of the Earl of Glasgow. Originally built in the thirteenth century it was remodelled in the sixteenth century. Kelburn Castle is situated 1¼ miles north of Fairlie Castle.Hunterston Castle
Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland is the historic home of the lairds of Hunterston and Chiefs of Clan Hunter. The keep dates from the late 12th, or early 13th centuries, while the attached manor house is of the 18th century. Hunterston Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fairlie Castle.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fairlie and Largs.
Fairlie
Village
Largs
Largs is a seaside resort on the Clyde coast of Ayrshire, with a population of 10,900 in 2022. It’s where Viking power in Scotland was broken, at the Battle of Largs in 1263, and the Vikingar Exhibition is the town’s main attraction.Millport
Great Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of Ayrshire, with Millport as its only settlement, and a population of 1376 in 2011. The island is about 3 miles long by 1½ miles wide, roughly tooth-shaped, with a broad bay indenting its south coast.Fairlie Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: tower house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.75427° or 55° 45′ 15″ north
Longitude
-4.84928° or 4° 50′ 57″ west
Open location code
9C7QQ532+P7
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OpenStreetMap feature
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OpenStreetMap feature
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