What is recorded here

Kerelaw Castle stands ruined on the North Ayrshire coast, where Stephen Lockhart first held the land in 1191. The Cunninghames lost it to fire in 1488 during a brutal feud, yet they returned to rebuild it with carved arms taken from Kilwinning Abbey. That act of proud theft suggests the stones still breathe with human arrogance and memory.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kerelaw Castle as Castle (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.

Kerelaw Castle was a medieval stronghold, likely built in the 13th or 14th century, and is associated with the Kerelaw family of the Galloway region. It is remembered for its strategic position in a historically contested area of Scotland and for its remains that contribute to understanding of medieval Scottish castles.

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