Monkton Castle
Tower House (Medieval)
Site Name Monkton Castle
Classification Tower House (Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Monkton House; Orangefield House
Canmore ID 41677
Site Number NS32NE 14
NGR NS 35885 27061
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41677
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Monkton And Prestwick
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS32NE 14 35885 27061
See also Monkton House NS32NE 95
According to Pont, Monkton Castle stood near the village of Monkton (NS 35 27). No remains of this building now exist; even its site is unknown (J Paterson 1863).
K Hewat 1908
What may be the same building is that referred to in 1723 as the "house of Monktoun", which stood very near to the Pow Bridge (Powburn Bridge: NS 356 268). It is noted as belonging to Baillie of Monktoun, formerly to the Earls of Abercorn, being where they stated occasionally.
W Macfarlane 1906
No further information, but the name Monkton House (or Orangefield) is still known locally in association with the Powburn (S Sillars, Whiteside Farm, Monkton). Armstrong's (1775) map clearly shows Orangefield and its estate in the general area of NS 359 271, just N of the Powburn, a location long since occupied by Prestwick Airport.
Visited by OS (JRL) 11 November 1980
NS32NE 14
Orangefield House was originally called Monkton House.
Information from RCAHMS (TIC), February 2002.
Field Visit (April 1985)
Monkton House NS c. 35 27 NS32NE 14
There are no visible remains of the 'house at Monktoun', probably a tower-house, which is said to have stood very near to the Paw Bridge; the site is now occupied by the main runway of Prestwick Airport. It is depicted on Pont's map as 'Muncktoun Castle' and was formerly the property of the Earls of Abercorn.
RCAHMS 1985, visited April 1985.
(Pont 1654; Paterson 1863-6, ii, 576; Smith 1895, 126; Macfarlane 1906-8, i, 41 O; Hewat 1908, 112).
