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Irvine, Stanecastle Road, Stane Castle

Tower House (medieval)

What is recorded here

Stane Castle stands as a medieval tower house on Stanecastle Road in Irvine, North Ayrshire. Its point is recorded to the nearest metre, yet the distinction between knowledge and entry remains sharp. The stones may be precise while the doors stay closed, forcing wonder to stop at the boundary rather than climb the walls.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Irvine, Stanecastle Road, Stane 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.
Stane Castle is a medieval tower house located near Irvine in Ayrshire, Scotland, and is believed to have been built in the 15th or 16th century, likely by a local landholding family. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and residential architecture typical of Scotland's Lowland regions during the late medieval period.

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