Dunure Castle

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Dunure Castle is located on the west coast of Scotland, in South Ayrshire, about five miles south of Ayr and close to the village of Dunure. Today the castle stands in ruins on a rocky promontory on the Carrick coast, overlooking the small harbour of Dunure.

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  • Battle of Turnberry
    1307 battle during the First War of Scottish Independence
  • Battle of Mauchline Muir
    battle during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in 1648
  • Ayr Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters
    British Cold War command centre in Ayrshire
  • Ardrossan Castle
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Auchinleck Castle
    castle in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK, now ruinous  
  • Baltersan Castle
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Carleton Castle
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Culzean Castle
    country house incorporating earlier castle and tower house fabric, near Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Dalquharran Castle
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Dundonald Castle
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Dunure Castle
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Greenan Castle
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • Montfode Castle
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Seagate Castle
    castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Dean Castle
    castle and museum in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom  
  • Turnberry Castle
    castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  
  • HMS A10
    1905 A-class submarine
  • HMS Sealion
    shipwreck off the Scottish coast
  • HMS Ulysses
    1917 R-class destroyer
  • HMS Dasher
    1941 Avenger-class escort carrier
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1307Battle of TurnberrybattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1648Battle of Mauchline MuirbattleWikidata
    linkpageHistoric Environment Scotland page@Wikidata
    linkpageHistoric Environment Scotland page@Wikidata
    linkpageCultural Inventory page@Wikidata
    linkpageCanmore page@Wikidata
    linkpageTripadvisor page@Wikidata
    objectwatercraftU-33Type VIIA, U-boatWikidata
    objectwatercraftVaryagprotected cruiserWikidata
    organisationshipbuilding1885Ailsa Shipbuilding Companyshipbuilding, businessWikidata
    sitebunkerAyr Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunkerWikidata
    sitecastleArdrossan CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleAuchinleck Castlecastle ruinWikidata
    sitecastleBaltersan CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleCarleton Castletower houseWikidata
    sitecastleCulzean Castletower house, castle, country house, National Trust for ScotlandWikidata
    sitecastleDalquharran CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleDundonald Castlelevel terrain fort, contour fort, castleWikidata
    sitecastleDunure CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastleGreenan Castlepromontory fort, castleWikidata
    sitecastleMontfode Castletower houseWikidata
    sitecastleSeagate CastleClan Montgomery, castleWikidata
    sitecastle1350Dean Castlelocal authority museum, military museum, castleWikidata
    sitecastle1873Turnberry CastlecastleWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS A10A-class submarine, shipwreck, submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreckHMS Sealionshipwreck, submarineWikidata
    siteshipwreck1917HMS UlyssesR-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyerWikidata
    siteshipwreck1942HMS DasherAvenger-class escort carrier, shipwreck, aircraft carrierWikidata
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    commonsimageDunure Castle, Ayrshire Commons
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    commonsimageRuins of Dunure Castle near Ayr Commons
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