Little Cumbrae Castle
North Ayrshire, Scotland
Little Cumbrae Castle is a tower house in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. The nearest other castle is Portencross Castle, 2.1 mi away. It is cared for by Clan Montgomery.
Little Cumbrae Castle at a glance
Type
Tower house
Cared for by
Clan Montgomery
Heritage status
scheduled monument
category A listed building
Nearest castle
Portencross Castle
2.1 mi away
About Little Cumbrae Castle
Little Cumbrae Castle sits on Castle Island or Allin Tuirail from the Scottish Gaelic: eilean tùr nan uaislean meaning "islet of the nobles' tower", a small tidal island situated off the east coast of Little Cumbrae, in the Firth of Clyde. It is designated as a scheduled monument.
From the Wikipedia article on Little Cumbrae Castle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Cumbrae Castle sits at 55.7203, -4.9418 in North Ayrshire. The closest other castles are Portencross Castle (2.1 mi), Hunterston Castle (2.4 mi) and Kelspoke Castle (3.4 mi). North Ayrshire has 25 castles in all.
