What is recorded here
Dundonald Castle is a ruined tower house on a South Ayrshire hill, rebuilt in 1371 for Robert II after earlier fortresses fell to war or time. The site may mark the old British fort of Donald, where timber-laced stone melted in a violent fire around 1000 AD as Strathclyde faded into Scotland. Inside the later tower, kings dined in the laigh hall, prayed in a chapel dedicated to Saint Inan, and kept prisoners in chambers added beneath the upper hall.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Dundonald Castle as Fort (period Unassigned)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Dundonald Castle was built by the Earls of Angus in the 13th century and later held by the Douglas family. It is important as a historic stronghold associated with key Scottish noble families and the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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Places near here
DundonaldChapel (medieval) · 66 yd
Dundonald, Dundonald Castle Visitor CentreVisitor Centre (20th Century) · 122 yd
Dundonald, Kilmarnock Road, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) (1921) · 238 yd
War MemorialMemorial · 239 yd
Dundonald, Main Street, Dundonald Parish Church, ChurchyardBurial Ground (19th Century), Churchyard (19th Century) · 404 yd
Shewalton MossNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
Corsehill Mount RoundaboutWood · 2.1 mi
Dreghorn, Dundonald RoadNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.1 mi
Caprington CastleCastle (medieval), Tower House (medieval) · 2.9 mi
Andrew Fisher Memorial CairnMemorial · 3.0 mi
Caprington Castle, Walled GardenGarden (period Unassigned) · 3.0 mi
Craigie CastleCastle (medieval), Hall House (12th Century) - (13th Century) · 3.3 miOther information
Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0