What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Monkton 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.
Monkton Castle is a medieval tower house located in Scotland, likely built during the 15th or 16th century by a local noble or landholding family. It is remembered as an example of the defensive and domestic architecture typical of the Scottish Borders during the late medieval period.
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Places near here
Prestwick AirportAirfield (20th Century), Airport (20th Century) · 478 yd
Prestwick, Monkton Road, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 661 yd
Prestwick Airport, Terminal BuildingsBuilding(s) (period Unassigned) · 725 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 740 yd
Prestwick, Shaw Road, Newdykes Bridge CemeteryCemetery (20th Century) · 889 yd
MonktonFlint Scatter (prehistoric) · 908 yd
Prestwick, Kirk StreetNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1118 yd
South WoodWood · 1.6 mi
Auchincruive HouseCountry House (18th Century), Tower House (medieval) · 2.9 mi
Cutting WoodWood · 3.1 mi
Barnweil HillMountain / peak · 3.3 mi