Barr Castle

Galston is a town in , , which has a population of 4,710 and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name. It is situated in wooded countryside four miles upriver from and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of and .
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Barr Castle, Ayrshire”, “Barr Castle, Galston”, and “Lockhart Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Sophia’s Church (Galston) and Loudoun Castle.

Church
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is situated 500 feet northeast of Barr Castle.

Castle
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is a ruined country house nicknamed the " of Scotland" located near , in the Loudoun area of , . The majority of the building was constructed from 1804 to 1811 around existing structures dating to the 15th and 17th centuries. is situated 1 mile north of Barr Castle.

Church
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is a disused church located about one mile west of , . It served as Loudoun's parish church until some point after 1600, when this function moved to the church in nearby . is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Barr Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galston and Newmilns.

Town
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is a town in , , which has a population of 4,710 and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name. It is situated in wooded countryside four miles upriver from and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of and .

Town
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is a village in the burgh of and Greenholm, in , . It has a population of 3,057 people and lies on the A71, around seven miles east of and twenty-five miles southwest of . is situated 2 miles east of Barr Castle.

Village
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is a hamlet in in . It is on the A719 road some 4 miles east of . In 2006 its population was reported as 118. It is represented in the "Galston West and Hurlford North" ward of East Ayrshire Council. is situated 2½ miles north of Barr Castle.

Barr Castle

Latitude
55.59846° or 55° 35′ 55″ north
Longitude
-4.37973° or 4° 22′ 47″ west
Open location code
9C7QHJXC+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 759807995
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q17791341
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In Other Languages

From German to Turkish—“Barr Castle” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Highlights include Galston Post Office and Galston Paris Church.

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