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List of castles in South Ayrshire 
Summary
This is a list of castles in South Ayrshire.
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| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
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| Ardstinchar Castle | Ruin | Private | Ballantrae | Mary Queen of Scots once stayed here | 
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| Auchans Castle | Tower House | 17th century | Ruin | Private | Dundonald NS3548034599 |
Onetime home to Lady Susanna Montgomerie and visited by Dr Samuel Johnson & James Boswell | 
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| Baltersan Castle | Ruin | 
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| Barnweill Castle | 13th century | Moat only | Private | Craigie | The remains of Barnweill Church lie nearby | 
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| Blairquhan Castle | Historic house | 1824 | Occupied | Private | NS3653105468 | 
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| Carleton Castle | Tower castle | 15th century | Ruin | Private | Lendalfoot | Held by the Cathcarts of Killochan | 
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| Cassillis Castle | Keep | 15th century | Occupied | Private | Minishant |
One time home of the Cassillis family | 
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| Craigie Castle | Keep | 13th century | Ruin | Craigie NS4084831699 |
One time home of the Wallace family | 
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| Crosbie Castle | Keep | 14th century | Ruin | South Ayrshire Council | Troon | Demolished by the Fullarton of Fullarton family and made into an ice house | 
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| Culzean Castle | Historic house | 1792 | Preserved | National Trust for Scotland | NS2325410253 | Incorporates an older tower house | 
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| Dalquharran Castle (old) | 15th century | Ruin | Dailly | ||||
| Dalquharran Castle (new) | 1785 | Ruin | Dailly | 
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| Dundonald Castle | Ruin | Historic Scotland | Dundonald NS3637234511 |
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| Dunduff Castle | L-shaped Tower | Circa 1696 | Restored | Private | Dunure NS2719216370 |
Held by the Stewarts and then the Whitefords | 
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| Dunure Castle | Keep | 15th century | Ruin | Marquess of Ailsa | Dunure NS250158 |
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| Fail Castle | Tower | 16th century | Sparse remains | Private | Tarbolton NS4212928654 |
Modified part of Fail Monastery | |
| Gadgirth Castle | Tower | 14th Century | Demolished | Private | Annbank | Mansion house was built on the site | |
| Gadgirth Old Ha' | Tower | Prior to 14th Century | Sparse remains | Private | Annbank | Replaced by Gadgirth Castle that was demolished in 1808. Held by the Chalmer family | |
| Glenapp Castle | Occupied | NX0935480711 | |||||
| Greenan Castle | Ruin | NS3118719324 | 
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| Killochan Castle | 1581 | Occupied | Near Girvan | ||||
| Maybole Castle | 1560 | Occupied | Maybole | ||||
| Penkill Castle | 16th century | Occupied | NX2315398535 | ||||
| Sundrum Castle | Occupied | NS4107421260 | 
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| Thomaston Castle | Ruin | NS2399309532 | 
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| Turnberry Castle | Ruin | NS1966507245 | 
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- Video footage of Carleton Castle
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