Penkill Castle
The site of Penkill Castle is 3.8 km east of Girvan. It is on the official list as a category A listed building. Our list has 7 more places within 15 km; first among them is Culzean Castle, at 12 km.
Castle near Girvan
Just outside Girvan
Penkill Castle is 3.8 km east of Girvan. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Girvan has 58 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
June to August are the warmest in Girvan, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C.
Penkill Castle
Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 3.8 km east of Girvan
Mapping Penkill Castle
Find Penkill Castle in orange; each number is a place listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Where people come from
Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
After Penkill Castle
Of the 7 within 15 km, look for 4 castles, a historic house and an abbey or priory.
Abbey or priory · Historic Environment ScotlandCrossraguel Abbey11 km away4CastleCastleDalquharran Castle5.3 km away5
CastleMaybole Castle13 km away6CastleCastleBaltersan Castle11 km away7AttractionAttractionElectric Brae15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions before you go
Where is Penkill Castle?
Penkill Castle is 3.8 km east of Girvan, South Ayrshire.
What is Penkill Castle?
Castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Penkill Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Girvan, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Penkill Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Penkill Castle?
Within 15 km: Culzean Castle (12 km), Turnberry Castle (9.4 km), Crossraguel Abbey (11 km) and Dalquharran Castle (5.3 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 (3)
- Penkill Castle: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Crossraguel Abbey: PaulT (Gunther Tschuch), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maybole Castle: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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