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Kirkhill Castle

A Category B Listed Building in Colmonell, South Ayrshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.1334 / 55°8'0"N

Longitude: -4.91 / 4°54'36"W

OS Eastings: 214586

OS Northings: 585981

OS Grid: NX145859

Mapcode National: GBR GH74.KPJ

Mapcode Global: WH2R9.K73H

Plus Code: 9C7Q43MQ+9X

Entry Name: Kirkhill Castle

Listing Date: 14 April 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 331505

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB1041

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200331505

Location: Colmonell

County: South Ayrshire

Electoral Ward: Girvan and South Carrick

Parish: Colmonell

Traditional County: Ayrshire

Tagged with: Tower house

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Description

In some respects similar in plan to Killochen Castle; ground
floor contains kitchen and two cellars; staircase occupies
the wing as far as the first floor, which leads to the
hall and a small newel staircase corbelled out in the
angle which conducts to the upper floors; has the usual
corbelled angle turrets and crowstepped gables. The date
1589 is carved on one of the large windows.

Statement of Interest

Scheduled Monument.

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