Dunure Castle
Dunure Castle is located on the west coast of Scotland, in South Ayrshire, about five miles south of Ayr and close to the village of Dunure. Today the castle stands in ruins on a rocky promontory on the Carrick coast, overlooking the small harbour of Dunure.Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Address: Ayr, KA7 4LW
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunduff Castle and Electric Brae.
Dunduff Castle
Castle
Photo: Dunduff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunduff Castle is a restored stair-tower in South Ayrshire, Scotland, built on the hillside of Brown Carrick Hills above the Drumbane Burn, and overlooking the sea above the village of Dunure. Dunduff Castle is situated 1¼ miles east of Dunure Castle.
Electric Brae
Photo: NARkwS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Electric Brae is a gravity hill in South Ayrshire, Scotland, where a freewheeling vehicle will appear to be drawn uphill by some mysterious attraction. The phenomenon is an optical illusion. Electric Brae is situated 1½ miles south of Dunure Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunure and Maybole.
Dunure
Village
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunure is a small village in the South Ayrshire area of Scotland, situated about five miles from Ayr. It is located on the coast of the Firth of Clyde, and is near to Maybole, south of Ayr.
Maybole
Town
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maybole is a town and former burgh of barony and police burgh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It had an estimated population of 4,580 in 2020. It is situated 9 miles south of Ayr and 50 miles southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Maybole is situated 4½ miles southeast of Dunure Castle.
Minishant
Village
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Minishant is a village bordering the A77 in the old county of Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located in Maybole Parish, 3+1⁄2 miles from Maybole and standing close to the River Doon. Minishant is situated 5 miles east of Dunure Castle.
Dunure Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.40506° or 55° 24′ 18″ northLongitude
-4.76173° or 4° 45′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C7QC64Q+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 396750474OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5315780
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Dunure Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Dunure Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Dunure”
- Swedish: “Dunure Castle”
- Turkish: “Dunure Kalesi”
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Highlights include Dunure Labyrinth and Kennedy Park.
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