Caprington Castle
Caprington Castle is a 15th century keep, incorporated in a castellated mansion, about 2 miles south west of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, south of the River Irvine. The castle is still occupied.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Address: Kilmarnock, KA2 9AA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rugby Park and Caprington Golf Course.
Rugby Park
Stadium
Photo: Martin Le Roy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rugby Park, also known as The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium which is the home of Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock F.C. and is situated in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock. Rugby Park is situated 1 mile northeast of Caprington Castle.
Caprington Golf Course
Golf course
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Caprington Golf Course is situated 1 mile southeast of Caprington Castle.
Howard Park
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howard Park is a public park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It was previously known as Barbadoes Green. The roots of Kilmarnock Football Club may be traced back to the park. Howard Park is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Caprington Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Riccarton and Crosshouse.
Riccarton
Suburb
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Riccarton is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies across the River Irvine from Kilmarnock, this river forming the boundary between Riccarton and Kilmarnock parishes, and also between the historical districts of Kyle and Cunningham.
Crosshouse
Village
Photo: Ian Rainey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crosshouse is a village in East Ayrshire about 3 kilometres west of Kilmarnock. It grew around the cross-roads of the main Kilmarnock to Irvine road, once classified as the A71 but now reduced in status to the B7081, with a secondary road running from Kilmaurs south to Gatehead and beyond towards Prestwick. Crosshouse is situated 1½ miles northwest of Caprington Castle.
Kilmarnock
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilmarnock is a town in Ayrshire in southwest Scotland, with a population of 46,970 in 2020. It's industrial, though many of its historic industries have gone, such as BMK Carpets, Massey Ferguson Tractors and the Johnnie Walker whisky blending plant.
Caprington Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.59372° or 55° 35′ 37″ northLongitude
-4.5285° or 4° 31′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C7QHFVC+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 907163715OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q15790956
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In Other Languages
From German to Urdu—“Caprington Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Caprington Castle”
- Urdu: “کیپرنگٹن قلعہ نما محل”
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Highlights include Walled Garden and Annandale Colliery.
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