Sundrum Castle
Sundrum Castle is a tower house near Coylton, South Ayrshire. It stands 3.7 km northwest of Drongan. The register lists it as a category B listed building.
Castle near Drongan
Just outside Drongan
Sundrum Castle is 3.7 km northwest of Drongan. Towns near it ↓
Category B listed building
On the official list of protected heritage. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Afternoons in Drongan peak at 17–19°C, June to August.
Sundrum Castle
There are Wikipedia articles on it in 5 languages. Nearby, Ayr Cathedral (7.1 km) heads a list of 20 within 15 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Listed
- Category B listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- 3.7 km northwest of Drongan
The way to Sundrum Castle
Orange shows Sundrum Castle; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022
The towns around Sundrum Castle
The largest of the 7 towns is Ayr, with 46,209 people. Each town here links to its own guide.
Drongan
Ayr
Prestwick
Auchinleck
Compare the 7 towns
| Town | Where Sundrum Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drongan | 3.7 km southeast of it | 3,063 | 1 |
| Ayr | 4.5 km west of it | 46,209 | 9 |
| Prestwick | 4.9 km northwest of it | 14,550 | 4 |
| Auchinleck | 14 km east of it | 3,682 | 4 |
| Maybole | 16 km southwest of it | 4,333 | 4 |
| Cumnock | 16 km east of it | 8,835 | 2 |
| New Cumnock | 22 km east of it | 2,635 | 0 |
Close to Sundrum Castle
Within 15 km are 20 places, among them 3 castles, 2 cathedrals and 2 museums.
CathedralAyr Cathedral7.1 km away2MuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandBachelor's Club6.3 km away3
CathedralGood Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr5.4 km away4
Museum · National Trust for ScotlandRobert Burns Birthplace Museum8.3 km away5
Historic houseDumfries House13 km away6
CastleRuins of Auchinleck Castle9 km away7
CastleDundonald Castle14 km away8
CastleGreenan Castle10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Sundrum Castle
Where is Sundrum Castle?
Sundrum Castle is 3.7 km northwest of Drongan, East Ayrshire.
What is Sundrum Castle?
Tower house near Coylton, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Sundrum Castle?
June to August are the warmest months in Drongan, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Sundrum Castle a listed building?
Yes: category B listed building.
What else is there to see near Sundrum Castle?
Within 15 km: Ayr Cathedral (7.1 km), Bachelor's Club (6.3 km), Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr (5.4 km) and Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (8.3 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 (8)
- Sundrum Castle: G Montgomery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ayr Cathedral: Aweepoof, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Burns Birthplace Museum: Mary and Angus Hogg, 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
- Dundonald Castle: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenan Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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