Hunterston Castle
You will find Hunterston Castle 3 km north of West Kilbride. The register lists it as a category A listed building. Around it, within 15 km, lie 24 more places, Cathedral of The Isles (4.6 km) first on our list.
Castle near West Kilbride
Just outside West Kilbride
Hunterston Castle is 3 km north of West Kilbride. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; West Kilbride has 11 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
If warmth matters, go June to August: West Kilbride reaches 18–19°C.
Hunterston Castle
It has articles in 4 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 3 km north of West Kilbride
The way to Hunterston Castle
Spot Hunterston Castle in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns around Hunterston Castle, by distance
From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
West Kilbride
While you are near Hunterston Castle
There are 24 within 15 km, 6 castles, a cathedral and a historic house among them.
CathedralCathedral of The Isles4.6 km away2
CastleKelburn Castle5.7 km away3
CastlePortencross Castle3.1 km away4
CastleLaw Castle3.6 km away5CastleCastleWee Cumbrae Castle4 km away6
Historic houseMount Stuart House12 km away7
CastleArdrossan Castle10 km away8
CastleFairlie Castle3.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Hunterston Castle
Where is Hunterston Castle?
Hunterston Castle is 3 km north of West Kilbride, North Ayrshire.
What is Hunterston Castle?
Castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Hunterston Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in West Kilbride, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Hunterston Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Hunterston Castle?
Within 15 km: Cathedral of The Isles (4.6 km), Kelburn Castle (5.7 km), Portencross Castle (3.1 km) and Law Castle (3.6 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)
- Hunterston Castle: The original uploader was Dreamer84 at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of The Isles: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelburn Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portencross Castle: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Law Castle: David Neale, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Stuart House: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardrossan Castle: TravisNygard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fairlie Castle: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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