Dean Castle
Dean Castle is a castle and museum. Its location is 200 m northeast of Kilmarnock. Officially, it is a category A listed building.
Castle near Kilmarnock
Just outside Kilmarnock
Dean Castle is 200 m 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.
The seasons here
From June to August, Kilmarnock sees highs of 18–19°C.
Dean Castle
6 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Add Dick Institute, 1.7 km away, to a visit; it leads 24 places within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 200 m northeast of Kilmarnock
Mapping Dean Castle
Find Dean Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The towns around Dean Castle
Of the 8, Kilmarnock is the largest, at 47,073 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Kilmarnock
Hurlford and Crookedholm
Kilmaurs
Crosshouse
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Dean Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock | 200 m southwest of it | 47,073 | 9 |
| Hurlford and Crookedholm | 1.9 km southeast of it | 4,360 | 10 |
| Kilmaurs | 2.5 km northwest of it | 2,702 | 6 |
| Crosshouse | 3.3 km west of it | 2,609 | 7 |
| Stewarton | 6.8 km north of it | 7,870 | 1 |
| Galston | 7 km east of it | 4,527 | 7 |
| Dundonald | 8.7 km southwest of it | 2,579 | 4 |
| Dreghorn | 8.8 km west of it | 3,362 | 7 |
Next door to Dean Castle
Around it, within 15 km, lie 24 more, including 7 castles and a museum.
MuseumDick Institute1.7 km away2
CastleRowallan Castle3 km away3
CastleCraufurdland Castle2.3 km away4
CastleCaprington Castle4.3 km away5
CastleDundonald Castle8.8 km away6
CastleBarr Castle7.1 km away7
CastleLoudoun Castle7.1 km away8
CastleCraigie Castle8.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Dean Castle: the answers
Where is Dean Castle?
Dean Castle is 200 m northeast of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.
What is Dean Castle?
Castle and museum in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Dean Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Kilmarnock, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Dean Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Dean Castle?
Within 15 km: Dick Institute (1.7 km), Rowallan Castle (3 km), Craufurdland Castle (2.3 km) and Caprington Castle (4.3 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)
- Dean Castle: Fraser Sutherland, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Institute: Peter Mabon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowallan Castle: Sagereid, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craufurdland Castle: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caprington Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundonald Castle: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barr Castle: Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loudoun Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Craigie Castle: Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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