Cessnock Castle
Cessnock Castle is a castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Access is restricted and requires permission. Cessnock Castle is situated nearby to the forest Cessnock Plantation, as well as near Burnhouse Brae Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Barr Castle and St Sophia’s Church (Galston).
Barr Castle
Castle
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Galston is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland, 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 Kilmarnock and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of Hurlford and Newmilns. Barr Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Cessnock Castle.
St Sophia’s Church (Galston)
Church
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Sophia’s Church (Galston) is situated 4,200 feet northwest of Cessnock Castle.
Loudoun Castle
Theme park
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Loudoun Castle was a theme park set around the ruins of the 19th century Loudoun Castle near Galston, in the Loudoun area of Ayrshire, Scotland. The park opened in 1995, and closed at the end of the 2010 season. The park's mascot was Rory the Lion. Loudoun Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Cessnock Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galston and Newmilns.
Galston
Town
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Galston is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland, 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 Kilmarnock and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of Hurlford and Newmilns.
Newmilns
Town
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Newmilns is a village in the burgh of Newmilns and Greenholm, in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It has a population of 3,057 people and lies on the A71, around seven miles east of Kilmarnock and twenty-five miles southwest of Glasgow. Newmilns is situated 2 miles northeast of Cessnock Castle.
Moscow
Village
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moscow is a hamlet in East Ayrshire in Scotland. It is on the A719 road some 4 miles east of Kilmarnock. In 2006 its population was reported as 118. It is represented in the "Galston West and Hurlford North" ward of East Ayrshire Council. Moscow is situated 3½ miles northwest of Cessnock Castle.
Cessnock Castle
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.59037° or 55° 35′ 25″ northLongitude
-4.36459° or 4° 21′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C7QHJRP+45OpenStreetMap ID
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