Barr Castle
Barr Castle is a castle in Galston, East Ayrshire. The register lists it as a category B listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 22 more places, Loudoun Castle (1.4 km) first on our list.
Castle in Galston
Inside Galston
Barr Castle is inside Galston’s locality, with 4 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Galston has 11 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
Warmest in Galston are June to August, at 17–19°C.
Barr Castle
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 4 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Galston
Mapping Barr Castle
Find Barr Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Galston’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns a short way from Barr Castle
Among the 3, Galston is the biggest, home to 4,527 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Barr Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galston | It’s in town | 4,527 | 7 |
| Newmilns | 1.9 km east of it | 2,559 | 9 |
| Hurlford and Crookedholm | 3.9 km west of it | 4,360 | 10 |
More to see nearby
Within 15 km are 22 places, among them 7 castles and a museum.
CastleLoudoun Castle1.4 km away2
CastleDean Castle7.1 km away3
MuseumDick Institute7 km away4
CastleNewmilns Tower3.6 km away5
CastleCraufurdland Castle6.3 km away6
CastleRowallan Castle8.9 km away7
CastleDundonald Castle14 km away8
CastleCaprington Castle9.4 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Barr Castle
Where is Barr Castle?
Barr Castle is in Galston, East Ayrshire, inside the town’s locality.
What is Barr Castle?
Castle in Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Barr Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Galston, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Barr Castle a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Barr Castle?
Within 15 km: Loudoun Castle (1.4 km), Dean Castle (7.1 km), Dick Institute (7 km) and Newmilns Tower (3.6 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Barr Castle: Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loudoun Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Castle: Fraser Sutherland, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Institute: Peter Mabon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Newmilns Tower: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craufurdland Castle: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowallan Castle: Sagereid, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundonald Castle: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caprington Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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