Gadgirth Old Ha'

Gadgirth Old Ha'
Gadgirth, Annbank, South Ayrshire, Scotland
River Ayr at Gadgirth Holm
Coordinates55°27′54″N 4°31′22″W / 55.464893°N 4.5228532°W / 55.464893; -4.5228532
Grid referencegrid reference NS406219
TypeCastle
Site information
OwnerPrivate land
Open to
the public
No
ConditionSections of wall only
Site history
BuiltPre 14th Century
Built byChalmer
MaterialsMasonry

The castle known as Gadgirth Old Ha' or Gadgirth Old Hall,[1][2] was the first castle at Gadgirth, held by the Chalmer family, standing on a whinstone promontory overlooking the River Ayr in the Parish of Coylton, the old district of Kyle, now part of South Ayrshire, Scotland.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Old Ha'". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ^ Ayrshire, Sheet XXXIV Publication date:1860
  3. ^ Smith, John (1895). Prehistoric Man in Ayrshire. Elliot Stock. p. 165.
  4. ^ Campbell, Thorbjorn (2003). Ayrshire. A Historical Guide. Birlinn. p. 180. ISBN 1-84158-267-0.