Hunterston Castle

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Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland is the historic home of the lairds of Hunterston and Chiefs of Clan Hunter. The keep dates from the late 12th, or early 13th centuries, while the attached manor house is of the 18th century. The estate was granted to the Hunters by David I of Scotland in the 12th century, and the heads of the clan have lived on the estate for the following 900 years. The castle is a Category A listed building.

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  • Battle of Largs ⓘ
    1263 battle of the Scottish-Norwegian War
  • Greenock Blitz ⓘ
    German bombing raids on Greenock, Scotland during WW2
  • Coastal Battery Toward ⓘ
    WWII defensive fortification in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Gryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW of ⓘ
    architectural structure in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
  • High Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW of ⓘ
    architectural structure in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
  • Larkfield Battery ⓘ
    architectural structure in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
  • Portkil Battery, 6-inch battery ⓘ
    architectural structure in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Steel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW of ⓘ
    architectural structure in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
  • Ardhallow Battery ⓘ
    Palmerston fort in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
  • Inverkip Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
    British air defence bunker
  • Ardgowan Castle ⓘ
    tower house in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
  • Ardrossan Castle ⓘ
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie ⓘ
    tower house in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Barr Castle ⓘ
    late medieval tower house in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Caldwell Tower ⓘ
    tower in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Castle Semple ⓘ
    castle in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
  • Dundonald Castle ⓘ
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Hunterston Castle ⓘ
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Kames Castle ⓘ
    castle in the UK  
  • Kelburn Castle ⓘ
    country house in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Little Cumbrae Castle ⓘ
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Montfode Castle ⓘ
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Rothesay Castle ⓘ
    castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  
  • Seagate Castle ⓘ
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Skelmorlie Castle ⓘ
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Skipness Castle ⓘ
    castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  
  • Dean Castle ⓘ
    castle and museum in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom  
  • Fort Matilda ⓘ
    area in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland, UK
  • HMS A10 ⓘ
    1905 A-class submarine
  • HMS Seagull ⓘ
    1889 Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat
  • HMS Vandal ⓘ
    1942 U-class submarine
  • MTB 489 ⓘ
    shipwreck off the Scottish coast
  • HMS Ulysses ⓘ
    1917 R-class destroyer
  • HMS Dasher ⓘ
    1941 Avenger-class escort carrier
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Entrance to the Hunterston Estate.Entrance to the Hunterston Estate.
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    arearegion410Kingdom of StrathclydeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1263Battle of LargsNorway, battle, Kingdom of ScotlandWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1941Greenock BlitzNazi Germany, aerial bombing of a cityWikidata
    linkpageBritish Listed Buildings page@Wikidata
    linkpageCanmore page@Wikidata
    linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
    linkpageHistoric Environment Scotland page@Wikidata
    linkpageCastlesFortsBattles page@Wikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraft1933Maillé Brézédestroyer, Vauquelin-class destroyerWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding1885Ailsa Shipbuilding Companyshipbuilding, businessWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding1967Scott Lithgowshipbuilding, businessWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding companyBlackwood and Gordonshipbuilding companyWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding companyGreenock Dockyard Companyshipbuilding companyWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding companyWilliam Hamilton and Companyshipbuilding companyWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding company1711Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Companyshipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding company1830Robert Duncan and Co.shipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding company1874Lithgowsshipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding company1903Ferguson Marine Engineeringshipbuilding, shipbuilding companyWikidata
    siteartillery batteryCoastal Battery Towardcoastal batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryGryffe Wraes Cottage, anti-aircraft site 185m WNW ofanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryHigh Mathernock, AA battery 350m WSW and camp 360 SW ofanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryLarkfield Batteryanti-aircraft batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batteryPortkil Battery, 6-inch batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery batterySteel Cottage, anti-aircraft battery 480m NW ofartillery batteryWikidata
    siteartillery battery1901Ardhallow Batteryartillery batteryWikidata
    sitebunkerInverkip Anti-Aircraft Operations RoomRoyal Air Force, bunkerWikidata
    sitecastleArdgowan Castletower houseWikidata
    sitecastleArdrossan CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleBarony and Castle of Kilbirnietower house, castleWikidata
    sitecastleBarr CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleCaldwell Towertower houseWikidata
    sitecastleCastle SemplecastleWikidata
    sitecastleDundonald Castlelevel terrain fort, contour fort, castleWikidata
    sitecastleHunterston CastleClan Hunter, castleWikidata
    sitecastleKames Castlecottage, castleWikidata
    sitecastleKelburn Castlecountry house, castleWikidata
    sitecastleLittle Cumbrae CastleClan Montgomery, tower houseWikidata
    sitecastleMontfode Castletower houseWikidata
    sitecastleRothesay CastleHouse of Stuart, castleWikidata
    sitecastleSeagate CastleClan Montgomery, castleWikidata
    sitecastleSkelmorlie CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleSkipness Castletower houseWikidata
    sitecastle1350Dean Castlelocal authority museum, military museum, castleWikidata
    sitefortFort Matildafort, neighborhoodWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS A10A-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Seagulltorpedo gunboat, Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS VandalU-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreckMTB 489motor torpedo boat, shipwreckWikidata
    siteshipwreck1917HMS UlyssesR-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyerWikidata
    siteshipwreck1942HMS DasherAvenger-class escort carrier, shipwreck, aircraft carrierWikidata
    commonsimageEntrance to the Hunterston Estate. Commons
    commonsimageHunterston Castle Commons
    commonsimageHunterston Castle Commons
    commonsimageHunterston Castle Tower looking east Commons
    commonsimageHunterston Castle Commons
    commonsimageHunterston Castle Commons
    commonsimageHunterston Castle Commons
    commonsimageHunterston Castle Commons
    commonsimageHunterston Castle Sundial Commons
    commonsimageSealed Royal Charter in Cabinet at Hunterston Castle Commons
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