Drummellan Castle
Castle (Medieval)
Site Name Drummellan Castle
Classification Castle (Medieval)
Canmore ID 40883
Site Number NS20SE 5
NGR NS 29788 03160
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/40883
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Dailly
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS20SE 5 2978 0316.
(NS 2978 0316) Drummellan Castle (NR) (Site of)
OS 6" map (1911)
A branch of the Kennedy family settled on the Girvan Water during the reign of David II and erected a tower, which was removed more than 30 years ago (pre-1856).
Name Book 1856
No remains of the tower are to be seen. The site now lies beneath a carriage drive. There are a few stones lying about, but no dressed masonry.
Visited by OS (JLD) 4 May 1954
Field Visit (April 1982)
Drummellan Castle NS 297 031 NS20SE 5
There are no visible remains of this building which was 'entirely leveled' in the early 19th century.
RCAHMS 1983, visited April 1982
(Name Book, Ayr, No. 19, p. 32; Paterson 1863-6, ii, 209-23; Macfarlane 1906-8, ii, 11).
