List of castles in South Ayrshire

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This is a list of castles in South Ayrshire.

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NameTypeDateConditionOwnershipLocationNotesPicture
Ardstinchar Castle RuinPrivate Ballantrae Mary Queen of Scots once stayed here Ardstinchar Castle, Ballantrae - geograph.org.uk - 692808.jpg
Auchans Castle Tower House17th centuryRuinPrivate Dundonald
NS3548034599
Onetime home to Lady Susanna Montgomerie and visited by Dr Samuel Johnson & James Boswell Auchans Castle Ayrshire from South-East.JPG
Baltersan Castle Ruin Baltersan Castle - geograph.org.uk - 429772.jpg
Barnweill Castle 13th centuryMoat onlyPrivate Craigie The remains of Barnweill Church lie nearby Barnweill Castle site.JPG
Blairquhan Castle Historic house1824OccupiedPrivate NS3653105468 Blairquhan Castle.jpg
Carleton Castle Tower castle15th centuryRuinPrivate Lendalfoot Held by the Cathcarts of Killochan Carleton Castle tower ruins from the south-east, Little Carleton Farm, Lendalfoot, South Ayrshire.jpg
Cassillis Castle Keep15th centuryOccupiedPrivate Minishant
One time home of the Cassillis family The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century (1887) (14785121145).jpg
Craigie Castle Keep13th centuryRuin Craigie
NS4084831699
One time home of the Wallace family Craigie Castle - the Keep.JPG
Crosbie CastleKeep14th centuryRuinSouth Ayrshire Council Troon Demolished by the Fullarton of Fullarton family and made into an ice house Crosbie Castle, Fullarton, Troon, Ayrshire.JPG
Culzean Castle Historic house1792Preserved National Trust for Scotland NS2325410253 Incorporates an older tower house Culzeancastle.JPG
Dalquharran Castle (old)15th centuryRuin Dailly
Dalquharran Castle (new)1785Ruin Dailly Dalquharran Castle - geograph.org.uk - 57217.jpg
Dundonald Castle Ruin Historic Scotland Dundonald
NS3637234511
Dundonaldcastle.JPG
Dunduff Castle L-shaped TowerCirca 1696RestoredPrivate Dunure
NS2719216370
Held by the Stewarts and then the Whitefords Dunduff castle.jpg
Dunure Castle Keep15th centuryRuin Marquess of Ailsa Dunure
NS250158
Dunure castle.jpg
Fail Castle Tower16th centurySparse remainsPrivate Tarbolton
NS4212928654
Modified part of Fail Monastery
Gadgirth Castle Tower14th CenturyDemolishedPrivate Annbank Mansion house was built on the site
Gadgirth Old Ha' TowerPrior to 14th CenturySparse remainsPrivate Annbank Replaced by Gadgirth Castle that was demolished in 1808. Held by the Chalmer family
Glenapp Castle Occupied NX0935480711
Greenan Castle Ruin NS3118719324 Greenan castle - geograph.org.uk - 178359.jpg
Killochan Castle 1581OccupiedNear Girvan
Maybole Castle 1560Occupied Maybole
Penkill Castle 16th centuryOccupied NX2315398535
Sundrum Castle Occupied NS4107421260 Sundrum Castle.jpg
Thomaston Castle Ruin NS2399309532 Thomaston Castle 20100926.jpg
Turnberry Castle Ruin NS1966507245 Turnberry Castle.jpg

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