Kingencleugh Castle
On the map, Kingencleugh Castle is 700 m south of Mauchline. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument. Look also at the Ruins of Auchinleck Castle, 2.5 km away, first of 18 more within 15 km.
Castle near Mauchline
Just outside Mauchline
Kingencleugh Castle is 700 m south of Mauchline. Towns near it ↓
Scheduled monument
On the official list of protected heritage; Mauchline has 12 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons and weather
If warmth matters, go June to August: Mauchline reaches 17–19°C.
Kingencleugh Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 3 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Scheduled monument
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 3 languages
- Town
- 700 m south of Mauchline
Finding Kingencleugh Castle
The orange dot is Kingencleugh Castle; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns that list Kingencleugh Castle
Among the 3, Cumnock is the biggest, home to 8,835 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Kingencleugh Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauchline | 700 m north of it | 3,809 | 5 |
| Auchinleck | 5.9 km southeast of it | 3,682 | 4 |
| Cumnock | 9.1 km southeast of it | 8,835 | 2 |
Combine it with these
A visit can add 6 castles, a historic house and a museum, from 18 places within 15 km.
CastleRuins of Auchinleck Castle2.5 km away2
CastleMauchline Castle1.7 km away3
Historic houseDumfries House6.5 km away4
CastleSorn Castle4.6 km away5MuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandBachelor's Club7.4 km away6
CastleSundrum Castle10 km away7
CastleBarr Castle11 km away8
CastleCraigie Castle11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Kingencleugh Castle?
Kingencleugh Castle is 700 m south of Mauchline, East Ayrshire.
What is Kingencleugh Castle?
Castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Kingencleugh Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Mauchline, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Kingencleugh Castle a listed building?
Yes: scheduled monument.
What else is there to see near Kingencleugh Castle?
Within 15 km: Ruins of Auchinleck Castle (2.5 km), Mauchline Castle (1.7 km), Dumfries House (6.5 km) and Sorn Castle (4.6 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)
- Kingencleugh Castle: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruins of Auchinleck Castle: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mauchline Castle: Roger Griffith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumfries House: Julien.scavini, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sorn Castle: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sundrum Castle: G Montgomery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barr Castle: Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craigie Castle: Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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