What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Galston, Barr Castle 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.
Barr Castle, a medieval tower house near Galston, was built by the Maxwell family in the 15th or 16th century. It is remembered for its strategic position in the Borders region and its association with the historic conflicts between Scotland and England.
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Places near here
Barr CastleCastle · 1 yd
Galston, Barr Street, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 74 yd
Galston, Wallace Street, Church of ScotlandChurch (19th Century) · 79 yd
Galston War MemorialMemorial · 98 yd
Galston, Bentinck Street, St Sophia's Roman Catholic ChurchChurch (19th Century) · 159 yd
Galston, Bridge Street, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 264 yd
Galston, Cemetery Road, CemeteryCemetery (late 19th Century) · 367 yd
Burnhouse Brae WoodWood · 1163 yd
Cessnock CastleCastle (medieval) · 1421 yd
Big WoodWood · 1.0 mi
Darvel Telephone MuseumMuseum · 3.7 mi
Kilmarnock, St Joseph's AcademyNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 4.2 miOther information
Photo: Leslie Barrie · CC BY-SA 2.0