Dumfries House
Dumfries House is a country house. This one stands 1 km southwest of Auchinleck. It is on the official list as a category A listed building.
Historic house near Auchinleck
Just outside Auchinleck
Dumfries House is 1 km southwest of Auchinleck. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Auchinleck has 3 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which month to go
The warmest stretch in Auchinleck is June to August, at 17–19°C in the afternoon.
Dumfries House
Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia. Nearby, the Ruins of Auchinleck Castle (5.1 km) heads a list of 8 within 15 km.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 6 languages
- Town
- 1 km southwest of Auchinleck
- Official site
- dumfries-house.org.uk
Useful details
The way to Dumfries House
The places near Dumfries House are numbered on the map in the order below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns around Dumfries House, by distance
With 46,209 people, Ayr is the largest of the 6. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Auchinleck
Cumnock
Mauchline
Drongan
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Dumfries House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auchinleck | 1 km northeast of it | 3,682 | 4 |
| Cumnock | 1.5 km east of it | 8,835 | 2 |
| Mauchline | 8 km northwest of it | 3,809 | 5 |
| Drongan | 10 km west of it | 3,063 | 1 |
| New Cumnock | 11 km southeast of it | 2,635 | 0 |
| Ayr | 20 km west of it | 46,209 | 9 |
Combine it with these
Among the 8 within 15 km are 5 castles and 3 museums.
CastleRuins of Auchinleck Castle5.1 km away2
CastleSorn Castle6.5 km away3
CastleKingencleugh Castle6.5 km away4
CastleSundrum Castle13 km away5
CastleMauchline Castle8.1 km away6MuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandBachelor's Club13 km away7MuseumMuseumBaird Institute2.6 km away8MuseumMuseumBurns House Museum8.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
What people ask about Dumfries House
Where is Dumfries House?
Dumfries House is 1 km southwest of Auchinleck, East Ayrshire.
What is Dumfries House?
Country house in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Dumfries House?
June to August are the warmest months in Auchinleck, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Dumfries House a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Dumfries House?
Within 15 km: Ruins of Auchinleck Castle (5.1 km), Sorn Castle (6.5 km), Kingencleugh Castle (6.5 km) and Sundrum Castle (13 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 (6)
- Dumfries House: Julien.scavini, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruins of Auchinleck Castle: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sorn Castle: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingencleugh Castle: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sundrum Castle: G Montgomery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mauchline Castle: Roger Griffith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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