Maybole
Maybole
Ayrshire & Arran
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The Castle is now the oldest inhabited house in the town having been built about the middle of the sixteenth century (no exact date can be given but it is believed to be around 1560). It was the town house of the Earls of Cassillis who spent most of the winter months in Maybole in those days and was the largest and finest of the twenty-eight lairds' houses which were written about by Abercrummie in 1686.
It was built in the style of a typical Scottish castle, with square tower and round turrets, and strong enough to protect its occupants from unfriendly neighbours, of whom there were many at that time. Originally it stood across the bottom of the High Street with the gates to the courtyard facing up the street and with a great part of it on the site now occupied by the Post Office. The main door was originally at the side of the square tower, which faced up the High Street. The main hall was above vaulted cellars, which still remain, and above the hall were the sleeping apartments.
Opening Times
Open all year
Admission
Admission Free
With thanks to:
Rich Pettit
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