Craufurdland Castle
Craufurdland Castle is a 16th century tower house near Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. It counts as a category A listed building. Nearby, Dean Castle (2.3 km) heads a list of 22 within 15 km.
Castle near Kilmarnock
Just outside Kilmarnock
Craufurdland Castle is 1 km northeast of Kilmarnock. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
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.
When to go
Afternoons in Kilmarnock peak at 18–19°C, June to August.
Craufurdland Castle
Articles on it exist in 3 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 1 km northeast of Kilmarnock
The way to Craufurdland Castle
The map centres on Craufurdland Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The nearest towns to Craufurdland Castle
Kilmarnock is the biggest of the 3 bases nearby (47,073 people). Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Kilmarnock
Hurlford and Crookedholm
Kilmaurs
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Craufurdland Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock | 1 km southwest of it | 47,073 | 9 |
| Hurlford and Crookedholm | 3.1 km south of it | 4,360 | 10 |
| Kilmaurs | 4 km west of it | 2,702 | 6 |
More near Craufurdland Castle
22 more lie within 15 km, 7 castles and a museum among them.
CastleDean Castle2.3 km away2
CastleRowallan Castle2.7 km away3
MuseumDick Institute3.8 km away4
CastleLoudoun Castle5.9 km away5
CastleBarr Castle6.3 km away6
CastleCaprington Castle6.6 km away7
CastleDundonald Castle11 km away8
CastleEglinton Castle14 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Craufurdland Castle
Where is Craufurdland Castle?
Craufurdland Castle is 1 km northeast of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.
What is Craufurdland Castle?
16th century tower house near Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Craufurdland Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Kilmarnock, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Craufurdland Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Craufurdland Castle?
Within 15 km: Dean Castle (2.3 km), Rowallan Castle (2.7 km), Dick Institute (3.8 km) and Loudoun Castle (5.9 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)
- Craufurdland Castle: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Castle: Fraser Sutherland, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowallan Castle: Sagereid, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Institute: Peter Mabon, 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
- Caprington Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundonald Castle: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eglinton Castle: Rosser1954 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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