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Rowallan Castle

Scotland

Heritage status
category A listed building
Location
Kilmarnock
Coordinates
55.65°, -4.48864°
Links
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Rowallan Castle in Scotland
Photo: Sagereid · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Rowallan Castle (Scottish Gaelic: Caisteal an Rubha Àlainn) is an ancient castle located in Scotland. The castle stands on the banks of the Carmel Water, which may at one time have run much closer to the low eminence upon which the original castle stood, justifying the old name Craig of Rowallan. Elizabeth Mure (died before May 1355) was mistress and then wife of Robert, High Steward of Scotland, and Guardian of Scotland (1338–1341 and from October 1346), who later became King Robert II of Scotland. She may have been born at Rowallan.

Text adapted from “Rowallan Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Rowallan Castle ranks #5,703 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #204 of the 252 mapped in Scotland. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,268 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Glasgow, 28 km away. See how Scotland compares in the castle statistics.

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