
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Cassillis House as Tower House (medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Cassillis House, a medieval tower house in Scotland, was built by the Kennedy family in the late 15th or early 16th century. It is historically significant as the ancestral seat of the Earls of Cassillis and as an example of Scottish Renaissance architecture.
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Places near here
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WoodlandEarthwork (period Unknown), Motte (medieval)(possible) · 1109 yd
Cassillis StationRailway Station (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 1328 yd
Minishant, GeneralVillage (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.7 mi
Kirkmichael, CemeteryCemetery (mid 20th Century) · 2.6 mi
MayboleNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
Brigend CastleCastle (medieval) · 3.0 mi
Robert Burns Birthplace MuseumMuseum · 3.2 mi
Alloway Auld KirkHeritage attraction · 3.3 mi
Alloway, Shanter WayNo Class (event) (21st Century) · 3.3 mi
Alton WoodWood · 3.8 miOther information
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