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Fairlie Castle
Castle · near Largs · North Ayrshire

Fairlie Castle

Fairlie Castle lies 2.2 km south of Largs. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. Top of the 27 other places within 15 km is Kelburn Castle, 1.9 km off.

Photo: Fairlie Castle, Rosser1954 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where
2.2 km
south of Largs
How well known
Top 35%
#2,958 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 18–18°C
In brief

Castle near Largs

Just outside Largs

Fairlie Castle is 2.2 km south of Largs. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Largs has 49 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

The climate through the year

July and August bring the warmest afternoons to Largs, at 18°C.

Jan7° / 3°165 mm
Feb7° / 2°150 mm
Mar8° / 3°135 mm
Apr11° / 4°105 mm
May14° / 7°94 mm
Jun17° / 10°99 mm
Jul18° / 11°121 mm
Aug18° / 11°144 mm
Sep15° / 10°134 mm
Oct12° / 7°184 mm
Nov9° / 4°173 mm
Dec7° / 2°180 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Largs, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Largs. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Largs’ full climate →
About

Fairlie Castle

It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.

Largs’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Castle
Listed
Scheduled monument
Wikipedias
Covered in 2 languages
Town
2.2 km south of Largs
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
The map

Fairlie Castle and what surrounds it

Numbered points are the places near Fairlie Castle, which is in orange.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.

1 · 2.2 km north of it

Largs

10,916 people · 10 places to visit

Make a day of it

After Fairlie Castle

Choose from 27 places within 15 km, such as 6 castles, a cathedral and a historic house.

1CastleKelburn Castle1.9 km away2CathedralCathedral of The Isles4.7 km away3CastleHunterston Castle3.9 km away4Historic houseMount Stuart House11 km away5CastlePortencross Castle7 km away6CastleLaw Castle6.5 km away7CastleCastleWee Cumbrae Castle7 km away8CastleArdrossan Castle13 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Fairlie Castle

Where is Fairlie Castle?

Fairlie Castle is 2.2 km south of Largs, North Ayrshire.

What is Fairlie Castle?

Castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.

When is the best time to visit Fairlie Castle?

July and August are the warmest months in Largs, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Fairlie Castle a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Fairlie Castle?

Within 15 km: Kelburn Castle (1.9 km), Cathedral of The Isles (4.7 km), Hunterston Castle (3.9 km) and Mount Stuart House (11 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)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.