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Pinwherry Castle (also known as Pinwhyrry, Penwhirn, Penwherry Castle)

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.

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History

Period

Tudor (1485-1603)

Features & Designations

Features

  • Castle (featured building)
  • Description: The castle is now an ivy-covered ruin.
  • Earliest Date:
  • Latest Date:
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]
  • Close, R. (ed), {Ayrshire and Arran: An Illustrated Architectural Guide} (Edinburgh: The Rutland Press, 1992), p. 194
  • Mitchell, Sir A. (ed), {Geographical Collections Relating to Scotland made by Walter Macfarlane} (Edinburgh: [n.pub.], 1907), Vol. 2, p. 15
  • {Ordnance Survey County Series Six Inch} (Southampton, 1854)
  • Captain M. J. Armstrong and Son {A New Map of Ayrshire} (1775)
  • William Roy {Military Survey of Scotland} (1750)
  • Joan Blaeu {Atlas Novus - South Carrick/North Carrick/Kyle/Cunninghame} (Amsterdam, 1654)
  • Coventry, M., {The Castles of Scotland} (Edinburgh: Goblinshead, 1997), p. 278