Baltersan Castle
Baltersan Castle is a ruined L-plan tower house located near Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It was originally graded as a Category B listed building in 1971, but this was upgraded to Category A in 1995.Photo: stephen samson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crossraguel Abbey and Maybole railway station.
Crossraguel Abbey
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Abbey of Saint Mary of Crossraguel is a ruin of a former Cluniac abbey near the town of Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Although it is a ruin, visitors can still see the monks’ church, cloister and dovecote. Crossraguel Abbey is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Baltersan Castle.
Maybole railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maybole railway station is a railway station serving the town of Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line. Maybole railway station is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Baltersan Castle.
Maybole Collegiate Church
Ruins
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maybole Collegiate Church is a ruins, which is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Baltersan Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maybole and Maidens.
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.
Maidens
Village
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maidens is a village in the Kirkoswald parish of Ayrshire, Scotland. Situated on the coast of the Firth of Clyde at the southern end of Maidenhead Bay, a series of rocks known as the "Maidens” form a natural harbour. Maidens is situated 4½ miles west of Baltersan 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 4½ miles northeast of Baltersan Castle.
Baltersan Castle
- Type: Ruins
- Description: château in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: château, castle, building, and historic site
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.34277° or 55° 20′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.70982° or 4° 42′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C7Q87VR+43OpenStreetMap ID
way 810830187OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2693578
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Portuguese—“Baltersan Castle” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Baltersan Castle”
- Dutch: “Baltersan Castle”
- German: “Baltersan Castle”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Baltersan”
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Highlights include Piper’s Hill and Mochrum Loch.
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