Where is Auchans Castle?

Auchans Castle is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode KA2 9DW).

How do I get to Auchans Castle?

The nearest railway station is Barassie, about 3.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode KA2 9DW.

Who runs Auchans Castle?

Auchans Castle is operated by Clan Montgomery.

Is Auchans Castle a listed building?

Auchans Castle is officially recognised as category A listed building listed.

Does Auchans Castle charge admission?

Auchans Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.

How do I get to Auchans Castle?

The nearest railway station is Barassie, about 3.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KA2 9DW.

Castles · Scottish Lowlands

Auchans Castle

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Auchans Castle — castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1.5 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Barassie · 3.1 km

Family-friendly
Limited wheelchair access

Getting there & planning your visit

To visit Auchans Castle, the nearest railway station is Barassie, located 3.1 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is KA2 9DW. Accessibility is limited, and entry details are not specified.

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Auchans Castle is a castle in the United Kingdom — fortified architecture from the medieval, Tudor, or Victorian-revival period. Heritage designation: category A listed building. Managed by Clan Montgomery. Wikidata describes it as: "castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK". Coordinates: 55.5772°, -4.6113°.

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Heritage listing

Auchans Castle, House, House of Auchans or Old Auchans, is a mock military mansion, Category A listed, T-plan building of a late 16th-century date converted to the L-plan during the early-to-mid-17th century; its ruins stand about 1 km W of Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Parish of Dundonald. It was held at various times by the Wallace, Cochrane and Montgomerie families.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

Description

McKean refers to Auchans as being amongst Scotland's principal châteaux which he defines as the dwelling of the owner of a great property, a large and beautiful pleasure house in the countryside, and records that James Wallace added the fashionable square stair-tower in the re-entrant angle, with its viewing platform and broken pediments in 1644. The spelling on Joan Blaeu's map of 1654 is 'Aghans'. The castle stands on a slightly elevated knoll and is constructed mainly of whinstone. The original house, with its high gables, had three principal storeys; the basement was vaulted and a stair-tower was situated externally, central to the South side. The balustraded terrace on the South side…

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Coordinates: 55.5772, -4.6113
District: South Ayrshire
Postcode: KA2 9DW
Parliamentary constituency: Central Ayrshire
Nearest railway station: Barassie — 3.1 km

Sources

wikidata: Q4819378 (CC0)
wikipedia: Auchans Castle, Ayrshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Auchans Castle Ayrshire from South-East.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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