Fairlie Castle
North Ayrshire, Scotland
Fairlie Castle is a tower house in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Kelburn Castle, 1.2 mi away.
Fairlie Castle at a glance
Type
Tower house
Heritage status
scheduled monument
category B listed building
Nearest castle
Kelburn Castle
1.2 mi away
Castles in North Ayrshire
25
Scotland
About Fairlie Castle
Fairlie Castle is a restored oblong tower castle located on a natural rounded knoll situated above a precipitous section of the Fairlie Glen near the town of Fairlie in the old Barony of Fairlie, Parish of Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It was built by the now extinct family, the Fairlies of that Ilk and survives in a fairly good state of preservation.
From the Wikipedia article on Fairlie Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fairlie Castle sits at 55.7543, -4.8494 in North Ayrshire. The closest other castles are Kelburn Castle (1.2 mi), Hunterston Castle (2.5 mi) and Law Castle (4.0 mi). North Ayrshire has 25 castles in all.
