Dundonald Castle Troon, Ayrshire - Wee Guides to Scotland castles and mansions

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Dundonald Castle, nr Troon

Goblinshead

130 Inveresk Rd
Musselburgh
EH21 7AY
SCOTLAND

Dundonald Castle consists of a remodelled 13th-century keep, formerly the gatehouse of an earlier castle, which is said to have been slighted in the Wars of Independence. The entrance was blocked, and the basement and hall on the first floor were given vaults, the hall vault being particularly fine. Most of the wall of the adjoining courtyard survives. Dundonald was built by the Stewarts in the 13th century, and was extended and remodelled around 1350 by Robert II, who died at Dundonald in 1390. Robert III also used the castle, and he may have died here in 1406. The property was bought by Sir William Cochrane in 1636, and he used materials from the old castle to build the mansion of Auchans - itself now a ruin. Exhibition and visitor centre.

Directions:	Off B730, 3.5 miles NE of Troon, Ayrshire.
Ownership:	HS	01563 850201	Ord. Survey Map Ref:	NS 364345 70
Open:	daily April to September 10.00am-5.00pm. Managed by the Friends of Dundonald Castle.
Key:	P S R WC £	Click Here for explanation of Key and other abreviations

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