Carleton Castle

Carleton Castle
Lendalfoot, South Ayrshire, Scotland
UK grid reference NX 13302 89521
Remnants of the castle's keep
Carleton Castle is located in Scotland
Carleton Castle
Carleton Castle
Coordinates55°09′53″N 4°55′57″W / 55.1647°N 4.9325°W / 55.1647; -4.9325
TypeA tower castle and barmakin
Site information
OwnerLittle Carleton Farm
Open to
the public
No
ConditionA ruin
Site history
Built15th century
Built byCathcarts of Killochan
In use15th to early 18th century
MaterialsStone

The ruins of the five storey high 15th century Carleton Castle lie in a prominent position above the village of Lendalfoot located on Carleton Bay, parish of Colmonell in the old district of Carrick, now South Ayrshire, about 6 miles (9.7 Km) south of Girvan, Scotland.[1]

  1. ^ Francis H. Groome (1886). Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland. Vol.1. Edinburgh : Thomas C. Jack. p. 236.