Rowallan Castle
Head 1.1 km north of Kilmarnock for Rowallan Castle. It is protected as a category A listed building. Our list has 23 more places within 15 km; first among them is Dean Castle, at 3 km.
Castle near Kilmarnock
Just outside Kilmarnock
Rowallan Castle is 1.1 km north of Kilmarnock. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Kilmarnock has 173 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The seasons here
In Kilmarnock, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 18–19°C.
Rowallan Castle
4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 1.1 km north of Kilmarnock
Where it sits
Numbered points are the places near Rowallan Castle, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Which town is nearest
Home to 47,073 people, Kilmarnock is the largest of these 5. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Kilmarnock
Kilmaurs
Stewarton
Crosshouse
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Rowallan Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmarnock | 1.1 km south of it | 47,073 | 9 |
| Kilmaurs | 2.1 km southwest of it | 2,702 | 6 |
| Stewarton | 2.9 km northwest of it | 7,870 | 1 |
| Crosshouse | 4.3 km southwest of it | 2,609 | 7 |
| Hurlford and Crookedholm | 4.8 km south of it | 4,360 | 10 |
While you are near Rowallan Castle
The 23 places within 15 km include 6 castles, a museum and an abbey or priory.
CastleDean Castle3 km away2
MuseumDick Institute4.6 km away3
CastleCraufurdland Castle2.7 km away4
CastleDundonald Castle11 km away5
CastleCaprington Castle6.7 km away6
CastleEglinton Castle12 km away7
CastleLoudoun Castle8.5 km away8
Abbey or prioryKilwinning Abbey13 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Rowallan Castle in questions
Where is Rowallan Castle?
Rowallan Castle is 1.1 km north of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.
What is Rowallan Castle?
Castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Rowallan Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Kilmarnock, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Rowallan Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Rowallan Castle?
Within 15 km: Dean Castle (3 km), Dick Institute (4.6 km), Craufurdland Castle (2.7 km) and Dundonald Castle (11 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)
- Rowallan Castle: Sagereid, 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
- Craufurdland Castle: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundonald Castle: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caprington Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Eglinton Castle: Rosser1954 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loudoun Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilwinning Abbey: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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