Introduction
The ivy-clad ruins of the 16th-century Pinwherry Castle stand in the grounds of Pinwherry House. Pinwherry Wood to the west may be a relic of earlier planting.
- Visitor Access, Directions & Contacts
Telephone
0131 668 8600
- History
Period
Tudor (1485-1603)
- Features & Designations
Features
- Castle (featured building)
- Description: The castle is now an ivy-covered ruin.
- Earliest Date:
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- Key Information
Period
Tudor (1485-1603)
Survival
Lost
Electoral Ward
South Carrick
- References
References
- Peter McGowan Associates with Christopher Dingwall, 'Pinwherry (Castle)', in {Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey} (Prestwick: South Ayrshire Council, 2007) [on CD-ROM] Ayrshire Garden and Designed Landscape Survey
- Close, R. (ed), {Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide} (Edinburgh: The Rutland Press, 1992), p. 194 Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide
- Mitchell, Sir A. (ed), {Geographical Collections Relating to Scotland made by Walter Macfarlane} (Edinburgh: [n.pub.], 1907), Vol. 2, p. 15 Geographical Collections relating to Scotland made by Walter Macfarlane
- {Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch} (Southampton, 1854) Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch
- Captain M. J. Armstrong and Son {A New Map of Ayrshire} (1775) A New Map of Ayrshire
- William Roy {Military Survey of Scotland} (1750) Military Survey of Scotland
- Joan Blaeu {Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame} (Amsterdam, 1654) Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame
- Coventry, M., {The Castles of Scotland} (Edinburgh: Goblinshead, 1997), p. 278 The Castles of Scotland