Fort · near Newmilns · East Ayrshire

Castle Hill

Castle Hill is a fort; it lies 100 m northeast of Newmilns. Look also at Newmilns Tower, 1 km away, first of 19 more within 15 km.

Where

100 m

northeast of Newmilns

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–19°C

In brief

Fort near Newmilns

Just outside Newmilns

Castle Hill is 100 m northeast of Newmilns. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

If warmth matters, go June to August: Newmilns reaches 17–19°C.

Jan6° / 1°140 mm

Feb7° / 1°112 mm

Mar9° / 2°101 mm

Apr12° / 4°72 mm

May15° / 6°72 mm

Jun17° / 9°81 mm

Jul19° / 11°107 mm

Aug19° / 11°110 mm

Sep16° / 9°109 mm

Oct13° / 6°145 mm

Nov9° / 3°141 mm

Dec7° / 1°148 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Newmilns, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Newmilns. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Newmilns’ full climate →

About

Castle Hill

Fort.

Type: Fort
Town: 100 m northeast of Newmilns

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mapping Castle Hill

The places near Castle Hill are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Towns that list Castle Hill

Among the 3, Galston is the biggest, home to 4,527 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 100 m southwest of it

Newmilns

2,559 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 900 m east of it

Darvel

3,701 people · 6 places to visit

3 · 3.7 km west of it

Galston

4,527 people · 7 places to visit

Compare the 3 towns

Town	Where Castle Hill is	People	Places to visit
Newmilns	100 m southwest of it	2,559	9
Darvel	900 m east of it	3,701	6
Galston	3.7 km west of it	4,527	7

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

A visit can add 7 castles and a museum, from 19 places within 15 km.

CastleNewmilns Tower1 km away 2

CastleLoudoun Castle4 km away 3

CastleBarr Castle4.6 km away 4

CastleDean Castle11 km away 5

MuseumDick Institute11 km away 6

CastleSorn Castle11 km away 7

CastleRowallan Castle12 km away 8

CastleCraufurdland Castle9.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

What people ask about Castle Hill

Where is Castle Hill?

Castle Hill is 100 m northeast of Newmilns, East Ayrshire.

What is Castle Hill?

Fort.

When is the best time to visit Castle Hill?

June to August are the warmest months in Newmilns, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Castle Hill?

Within 15 km: Newmilns Tower (1 km), Loudoun Castle (4 km), Barr Castle (4.6 km) and Dean Castle (11 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 (8)

Newmilns Tower: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Loudoun Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Barr Castle: Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dean Castle: Fraser Sutherland, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Dick Institute: Peter Mabon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sorn Castle: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rowallan Castle: Sagereid, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Craufurdland Castle: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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