Dunure Castle
Set 7.5 km northwest of Maybole is Dunure Castle. It counts as a part of a Scheduled Monument. Nearby, Culzean Castle (5.9 km) heads a list of 15 within 15 km.
Castle near Maybole
Near Maybole
Dunure Castle is 7.5 km northwest of Maybole. Towns near it ↓
Part of a Scheduled Monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Maybole has 46 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Expect highs of 18–19°C in Maybole from June to August.
Dunure Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Part of a Scheduled Monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 7.5 km northwest of Maybole
Dunure Castle at a glance
Orange marks Dunure Castle, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The nearest towns
Home to 46,209 people, Ayr is the largest of these 4. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Other places close by
Also close at hand are 4 castles, a historic house and a cathedral, among 15 within 15 km.
CathedralAyr Cathedral11 km away3
CastleDunduff Castle2 km away4
Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandCrossraguel Abbey7.8 km away5CastleCastleTurnberry Castle10 km away6
CastleGreenan Castle6.9 km away7
Museum · National Trust for ScotlandRobert Burns Birthplace Museum8.4 km away8
CastleMaybole Castle7.6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good to know about Dunure Castle
Where is Dunure Castle?
Dunure Castle is 7.5 km northwest of Maybole, South Ayrshire.
What is Dunure Castle?
Castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Dunure Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Maybole, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Dunure Castle a listed building?
Yes: part of a Scheduled Monument.
What else is there to see near Dunure Castle?
Within 15 km: Culzean Castle (5.9 km), Ayr Cathedral (11 km), Dunduff Castle (2 km) and Crossraguel Abbey (7.8 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)
- Ayr Cathedral: Aweepoof, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunduff Castle: Dunduff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crossraguel Abbey: PaulT (Gunther Tschuch), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenan Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Burns Birthplace Museum: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maybole Castle: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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