Newmilns Tower
Newmilns Tower is a tower house in Newmilns, East Ayrshire. It is protected as a category B listed building. 21 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Loudoun Castle (3 km).
Castle in Newmilns
Inside Newmilns
Newmilns Tower is inside Newmilns’ locality, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Newmilns has 23 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
Afternoons in Newmilns reach 17–19°C from June to August.
Newmilns Tower
Articles on it exist in 2 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Newmilns
Map of Newmilns Tower and nearby
Spot Newmilns Tower in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Newmilns’ locality. · NRS locality 2022
Bases for a visit
The most populous of the 3 is Galston, at 4,527. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Places to add to Newmilns Tower
21 more lie within 15 km, 7 castles and a museum among them.
CastleLoudoun Castle3 km away2
CastleBarr Castle3.6 km away3
CastleDean Castle10 km away4
MuseumDick Institute10 km away5
CastleSorn Castle10 km away6
CastleRowallan Castle11 km away7
CastleCraufurdland Castle8.7 km away8
CastleCaprington Castle13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Newmilns Tower?
Newmilns Tower is in Newmilns, East Ayrshire, inside the town’s locality.
What is Newmilns Tower?
Tower house in Newmilns, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Newmilns Tower?
June to August are the warmest months in Newmilns, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Newmilns Tower a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Newmilns Tower?
Within 15 km: Loudoun Castle (3 km), Barr Castle (3.6 km), Dean Castle (10 km) and Dick Institute (10 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 (9)
- Newmilns Tower: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loudoun Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barr Castle: Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dean Castle: Fraser Sutherland, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Institute: Peter Mabon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sorn Castle: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rowallan Castle: Sagereid, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craufurdland Castle: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caprington Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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