Mauchline Castle

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Mauchline Castle

Mauchline Castle , also Abbot Hunter's Tower , is a tower house in the Scottish town of Mauchline in the East Ayrshire council area . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. It was also classified as a Scheduled Monument between 1936 and 2017 .

history

In 1177 the Cistercian Melrose Abbey received lands in the county of Ayrshire . Around 1450 the abbey had a farm with a chapel built there. Of this facility, only Mauchline Castle remains today in the form of the Tower House. After secularization in the early 17th century, a renovation was carried out.

description

Mauchline Castle is in the center of Mauchline not far from the Mauchline Burn stream . The roughly 1.5 m thick masonry consists of stone roughly cut into blocks. The Tower House has a square floor plan. There are two basement rooms with vaulted ceilings. The rectangular windows were probably installed as part of the 17th century remodeling. The structure is not reinforced.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b Entry on Mauchline Castle  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

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Coordinates: 55 ° 30 '57.4 "  N , 4 ° 22' 50.8"  W.