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Auchencloigh Castle or Auchincloigh Castle (NGR NS 4945 1666 ) is a ruined fortification near the Burnton Burn, lying within the feudal lands of the Craufurd Clan, situated in the Parish of Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland. No description or accurate pictorial representation of Auchencloigh castle seems to have survived. The site of the castle is on a mound and in 1978 some of its walls were standing at a height of between 0.6 and 1.6m and several feet in thick in a few places. The walls formed a rectangle and the interior seems to have been subdivided into several small rooms.

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  • Auchencloigh Castle
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  • Auchencloigh Castle or Auchincloigh Castle (NGR NS 4945 1666 ) is a ruined fortification near the Burnton Burn, lying within the feudal lands of the Craufurd Clan, situated in the Parish of Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland. No description or accurate pictorial representation of Auchencloigh castle seems to have survived. The site of the castle is on a mound and in 1978 some of its walls were standing at a height of between 0.6 and 1.6m and several feet in thick in a few places. The walls formed a rectangle and the interior seems to have been subdivided into several small rooms.
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Built
  • 15(xsd:integer)
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  • GB
map caption
  • Location within East Ayrshire
open to public
  • No
Name
  • Auchencloigh Castle
Caption
  • Site of Auchencloigh Castle
Condition
  • whin and lime mortar remains
used
  • Until early 18th century
Latitude
  • 55(xsd:double)
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  • Scotland East Ayrshire
Longitude
  • -4(xsd:double)
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Materials
  • Stone
Location
  • UK
  • Auchencloigh, East Ayrshire, Scotland
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  • Auchencloigh Castle or Auchincloigh Castle (NGR NS 4945 1666 ) is a ruined fortification near the Burnton Burn, lying within the feudal lands of the Craufurd Clan, situated in the Parish of Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland. No description or accurate pictorial representation of Auchencloigh castle seems to have survived. The site of the castle is on a mound and in 1978 some of its walls were standing at a height of between 0.6 and 1.6m and several feet in thick in a few places. The walls formed a rectangle and the interior seems to have been subdivided into several small rooms. Auchencloigh mayy oonce have been part of a chain of fortalices forming a defensive line, including Drongan and Martnaham castles. The ruins of this medieval tower are of whinstone and were lime mortared and lie 100 metres to the east of the Auchencloigh Farm. No dating evidence has been found, however an early date is suggested by the thickness of the walls. A 15th century date has been suggested by one author. Auchincloigh Farm was located nearby with a belt of woodland. The site of the castle is scheduled under the 'Ancient Mounuments and Archaeological Areas Act, 1979'. A William Wallace of Auchincloych was a witness to a precept by James Lord Torphicen in favour of John Chalmer of Inchgotrick in 1579. In 1578 William and James Cuninghame of Polquharne (sic) granted the lands of Burntoun within their lands of Easter Polquharne to John Cuninghame, son of the said James. These lands were contiguous or inclusive of Auchencloigh.
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