Law Castle
Law Castle is a castle in West Kilbride. It counts as a category A listed building. There are 25 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Cathedral of The Isles (8.2 km).
Castle in West Kilbride
Inside West Kilbride
Law Castle is inside West Kilbride’s locality, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. 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.
The weather, month by month
The warmest afternoons in West Kilbride run June to August, at 18–19°C.
Law Castle
Wikipedia covers it in 5 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in West Kilbride
The way to Law Castle
Numbered points are the places near Law Castle, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is West Kilbride’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns close to Law Castle
Of the 3, Saltcoats is the largest, at 12,171 people. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Law Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Kilbride | It’s in town | 4,876 | 8 |
| Ardrossan | 4.6 km southeast of it | 10,338 | 6 |
| Saltcoats | 7.1 km southeast of it | 12,171 | 7 |
Nearby, too
There are 25 within 15 km, 7 castles and a cathedral among them.
CathedralCathedral of The Isles8.2 km away2
CastlePortencross Castle3.6 km away3
CastleKelburn Castle8.3 km away4
CastleHunterston Castle3.6 km away5
CastleArdrossan Castle6.5 km away6CastleCastleWee Cumbrae Castle6.5 km away7
CastleKerelaw Castle8 km away8
CastleBoydston Castle4.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Law Castle
Where is Law Castle?
Law Castle is in West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, inside the town’s locality.
What is Law Castle?
Castle in West Kilbride, Scotland.
When is the best time to visit Law Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in West Kilbride, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Law Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Law Castle?
Within 15 km: Cathedral of The Isles (8.2 km), Portencross Castle (3.6 km), Kelburn Castle (8.3 km) and Hunterston 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)
- Law Castle: David Neale, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of The Isles: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Portencross Castle: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelburn Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hunterston Castle: The original uploader was Dreamer84 at English Wikipedia., CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardrossan Castle: TravisNygard, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kerelaw Castle: Rosser1954 - Roger Griffith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boydston Castle: James Paterson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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