Auchinleck Castle

Auchinleck Castle was a castle built on a rocky promontory on the eastern bank of the Lugar Water, East Ayrshire, Scotland across the river from Ochiltree Castle. It was built by the Auchinleck family in the 13th century.

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Dippol Burn; Lugar Water
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  Battle of Loudoun Hill ⓘ
  1307 Medieval battle

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  Battle of Mauchline Muir ⓘ
  battle during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in 1648

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  Battle of Drumclog ⓘ
  1679 battle of the Scottish Covenanter Wars

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  Ayr Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in Ayrshire

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  Auchinleck Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK, now ruinous  

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  Baltersan Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Culzean Castle ⓘ
  country house incorporating earlier castle and tower house fabric, near Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Dundonald Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Dunure Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Greenan Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Loch Doon Castle ⓘ
  castle in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK  

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  Seagate Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Sorn Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Strathaven Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Dean Castle ⓘ
  castle and museum in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom  

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1307 Battle of Loudoun Hill

1648-06-12T00:00:00Z

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1648 Battle of Mauchline Muir

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1679 Battle of Drumclog

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1350 Dean Castle

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Old Auchinleck Castle, Lugar Gorge, East Ayrshire

Old Auchinleck Castle & Ochiltree Castle site, Lugar Gorge, East Ayrshire

Auchinleck Castle

Stone steps leading to Wallace's Cave

Lugar Water near Wallace's Cave

Red sandstone cliff (Auchinleck Castle)

Wallace's Cave

Auchinleck Castle 1790 - Ayrshire

Auchinleck Castle, carved 'sentry' post

Auchinleck Castle, gorge and River Lugar

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1307	Battle of Loudoun Hill	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1648	Battle of Mauchline Muir	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1679	Battle of Drumclog	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Historic Environment Scotland page@		Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1885	Ailsa Shipbuilding Company	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ayr Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Auchinleck Castle	castle ruin	Wikidata
site	castle		Baltersan Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Culzean Castle	tower house, castle, country house, National Trust for Scotland	Wikidata
site	castle		Dundonald Castle	level terrain fort, contour fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dunure Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Greenan Castle	promontory fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Loch Doon Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Seagate Castle	Clan Montgomery, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Sorn Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Strathaven Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1350	Dean Castle	local authority museum, military museum, castle	Wikidata
commons	image		Old Auchinleck Castle, Lugar Gorge, East Ayrshire		Commons
commons	image		Old Auchinleck Castle & Ochiltree Castle site, Lugar Gorge, East Ayrshire		Commons
commons	image		Auchinleck Castle		Commons
commons	image		Stone steps leading to Wallace's Cave		Commons
commons	image		Lugar Water near Wallace's Cave		Commons
commons	image		Red sandstone cliff (Auchinleck Castle)		Commons
commons	image		Wallace's Cave		Commons
commons	image		Auchinleck Castle 1790 - Ayrshire		Commons
commons	image		Auchinleck Castle, carved 'sentry' post		Commons
commons	image		Auchinleck Castle, gorge and River Lugar		Commons