Sorn Castle
The site of Sorn Castle is 3.9 km north of Auchinleck. Officially, it is a category A listed building. Dumfries House, 6.5 km away, leads the 16 other places within 15 km.
Castle near Auchinleck
Just outside Auchinleck
Sorn Castle is 3.9 km north of Auchinleck. Towns near it ↓
Category A listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Auchinleck has 3 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Picking your season
In Auchinleck, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 17–19°C.
Sorn Castle
Articles on it exist in 4 languages.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category A listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 3.9 km north of Auchinleck
Sorn Castle on the map
The map centres on Sorn Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
Towns near Sorn Castle
Cumnock tops the 4 for size, at 8,835 people. These are the towns that list it, beginning with its own.
Auchinleck
Mauchline
Cumnock
New Cumnock
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Sorn Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auchinleck | 3.9 km south of it | 3,682 | 4 |
| Mauchline | 4.2 km west of it | 3,809 | 5 |
| Cumnock | 7.6 km south of it | 8,835 | 2 |
| New Cumnock | 15 km southeast of it | 2,635 | 0 |
Combine it with these
Within 15 km you can add 6 castles, a historic house and a museum.
Historic houseDumfries House6.5 km away2
CastleRuins of Auchinleck Castle6.1 km away3
CastleKingencleugh Castle4.6 km away4
CastleMauchline Castle5 km away5MuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandBachelor's Club12 km away6
CastleBarr Castle11 km away7
CastleLoudoun Castle12 km away8
CastleSundrum Castle15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Sorn Castle
Where is Sorn Castle?
Sorn Castle is 3.9 km north of Auchinleck, East Ayrshire.
What is Sorn Castle?
Castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Sorn Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Auchinleck, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Sorn Castle a listed building?
Yes: category A listed building.
What else is there to see near Sorn Castle?
Within 15 km: Dumfries House (6.5 km), Ruins of Auchinleck Castle (6.1 km), Kingencleugh Castle (4.6 km) and Mauchline Castle (5 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)
- Sorn Castle: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dumfries House: Julien.scavini, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruins of Auchinleck Castle: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingencleugh Castle: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mauchline Castle: Roger Griffith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barr Castle: Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loudoun Castle: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sundrum Castle: G Montgomery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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