Castle Hill
Castle Hill is a fort in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Castle Hill is situated nearby to Townhead Church, as well as near Loudon Old Parish Church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loudoun Castle and Loudoun 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 2½ miles west of Castle Hill.
Loudoun Castle
Castle
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Loudoun Castle is a ruined country house nicknamed the "Windsor of Scotland" located near Galston, in the Loudoun area of Ayrshire, Scotland. The majority of the building was constructed from 1804 to 1811 around existing structures dating to the 15th and 17th centuries. Loudoun Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Castle Hill.
Darvel transmitting station
Darvel transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility located near Darvel, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The site is owned by Arqiva. Darvel transmitting station is situated 2½ miles south of Castle Hill.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newmilns and Darvel.
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.
Darvel
Town
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Darvel is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon". The town's Latin motto, Non sibi sed cunctis, means "Not for ourselves, but for others".
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. Galston is situated 3 miles west of Castle Hill.
Castle Hill
- Type: Fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.61152° or 55° 36′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.30977° or 4° 18′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C7QJM6R+J3OpenStreetMap ID
way 913862028OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=fort
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