Greenan Castle
Greenan Castle is a 16th-century ruined tower house, around 2+1⁄2 miles southwest of Ayr in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Situated at the top of a sea cliff, it was originally a promontory fort converted into a motte-and-bailey in the 12th century.Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include River Doon and Alloway Auld Kirk.
River Doon
River
Photo: JSL595, Public domain.
The River Doon is a river in Ayrshire, Scotland. Its course is generally north-westerly. The source of the Doon is Loch Doon, high in the Galloway Hills. It reaches the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr.
Alloway Auld Kirk
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Alloway Auld Kirk, which dates back to the 16th century, is a church ruin in Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland, celebrated as the scene of the witches' dance in the poem "Tam o' Shanter" by Robert Burns. Alloway Auld Kirk is situated 1½ miles southeast of Greenan Castle.
Burns Cottage
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burns Cottage is the birthplace of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, who was born at the cottage on 25 January 1759. It is located in Alloway, a current suburb of Ayr, and a former village, located in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Burns Cottage is situated 1½ miles east of Greenan Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doonfoot and Alloway.
Alloway
Town
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alloway is a suburb of Ayr, and former village, in South Ayrshire, Scotland, located on the River Doon. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem "Tam o' Shanter".
Belmont
Suburb
Belmont is an area within the south of the town of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. It was developed for local authority housing before the outbreak of World War Two in 1939, around Belmont Avenue, Chalmers Avenue and Morton Road. Belmont is situated 2 miles east of Greenan Castle.
Greenan Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: promontory fort, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.43862° or 55° 26′ 19″ northLongitude
-4.67004° or 4° 40′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C7QC8QH+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 418903489OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q9704234
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Turkish—“Greenan Castle” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Castelo Greenan”
- Scots: “Greenan Castle”
- Turkish: “Greenan Kalesi”
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