What is recorded here

Greenan Castle is a 16th-century ruined tower house perched on a sea cliff in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It began as a promontory fort, became a motte-and-bailey in the 12th century, and later passed through the Lords of the Isles and the Kennedy family. On 12 May 1602, Sir Thomas Kennedy of Culzean and his servant were ambushed and murdered miles away in a feud that still echoes in the stones. Today the castle stands empty, its walls open to the sky, holding the shape of a house that no longer remembers its owners.

Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Greenan Castle as Castle (medieval), Earthwork (period Unknown), 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.

Greenan Castle is a medieval tower house located in Scotland, built by the Maxwell family in the 16th century. It is remembered as a significant example of a defensive structure in the Galloway region and reflects the turbulent history of border conflicts in southern Scotland.

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