Craigie Castle
Set 3.4 km south of Kilmarnock is Craigie Castle. On the official register, it is a scheduled monument. There are 27 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Ayr Cathedral (12 km).
Castle near Kilmarnock
Just outside Kilmarnock
Craigie Castle is 3.4 km south of Kilmarnock. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Kilmarnock has 173 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
Highs of 18–19°C mark June to August in Kilmarnock.
Craigie Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 3.4 km south of Kilmarnock
Where to find Craigie Castle
Orange shows Craigie Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Nearby towns
Largest of the 5 is Kilmarnock, home to 47,073. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Kilmarnock
Dundonald
Troon
Prestwick
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Craigie Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock | 3.4 km north of it | 47,073 | 9 |
| Dundonald | 4.6 km northwest of it | 2,579 | 4 |
| Troon | 7.8 km west of it | 15,271 | 4 |
| Prestwick | 8.5 km southwest of it | 14,550 | 4 |
| Ayr | 12 km southwest of it | 46,209 | 9 |
More to see nearby
Nearby, 27 places within 15 km include 5 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.
CathedralAyr Cathedral12 km away2
CastleDundonald Castle5.3 km away3MuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandBachelor's Club5 km away4
CastleDean Castle8.2 km away5
CastleCaprington Castle4.5 km away6
MuseumDick Institute6.5 km away7
CastleAuchans6.1 km away8
CastleSundrum Castle10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Craigie Castle
Where is Craigie Castle?
Craigie Castle is 3.4 km south of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.
What is Craigie Castle?
Castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Craigie Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Kilmarnock, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Craigie Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Craigie Castle?
Within 15 km: Ayr Cathedral (12 km), Dundonald Castle (5.3 km), Bachelor's Club (5 km) and Dean Castle (8.2 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)
- Craigie Castle: Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ayr Cathedral: Aweepoof, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundonald Castle: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Castle: Fraser Sutherland, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Caprington Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Institute: Peter Mabon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Auchans: Rosser1954, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sundrum Castle: G Montgomery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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