Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie

The substantial remains of the old castle and sixteenth century manor house of Kilbirnie lie west of the town of Kilbirnie in North Ayrshire, Scotland, on the lower slopes of the Glengarnock Hills, in the old Barony of Kilbirnie. The building is also variously known as the Place of Kilbirnie, The Place, or Kilbirnie House.

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  Ardencaple Castle ⓘ
  former castle near Helensburgh  

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  Ardgowan Castle ⓘ
  tower house in Inverclyde, Scotland, UK

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  Ardrossan Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie ⓘ
  tower house in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Barr Castle ⓘ
  late medieval tower house in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Caldwell Tower ⓘ
  tower in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Castle Semple ⓘ
  castle in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  Cathcart Castle ⓘ
  castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK  

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  Dumbarton Castle ⓘ
  castle in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Dundonald Castle ⓘ
  castle in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Hunterston Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Kames Castle ⓘ
  castle in the UK  

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  Kelburn Castle ⓘ
  country house in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Little Cumbrae Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Mearns Castle ⓘ
  castle in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK  

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  Montfode Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Rothesay Castle ⓘ
  castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  

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  Seagate Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Skelmorlie Castle ⓘ
  castle in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Crookston Castle ⓘ
  ringwork castle in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK  

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  Kilmahew Castle ⓘ
  castle in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK  

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  Dean Castle ⓘ
  castle and museum in East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom  

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  Bachelors' Club, Tarbolton ⓘ
  clubhouse, now museum, in Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

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  Bute Museum ⓘ
  museum in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume ⓘ
  museum in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Glasgow Museums Resource Centre ⓘ
  Museum resource centre near Glasgow, United Kingdom

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  Glenlee ⓘ
  1896 steel-hulled three-masted barque and museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom  

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  Hill House ⓘ
  home in Helensburgh, Scotland designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh

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  Pollok House ⓘ
  category A listed building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Scottish Maritime Museum ⓘ
  maritime museum in Irvine and Dumbarton, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Scottish Maritime Museum, Dumbarton ⓘ
  maritime museum in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, UK

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  Scottish Submarine Centre ⓘ
  museum in Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK

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  Sma' Shot Cottages ⓘ
  museum in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

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  Stewarton Museum ⓘ
  museum in Stewarton, Scotland, UK

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  Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery ⓘ
  museum in the University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Mount Stuart House ⓘ
  country house on the east coast of the Isle of Bute, Scotland, UK

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  The Robertson Museum ⓘ
  museum in Millport, Scotland, UK

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  Dick Institute ⓘ
  public library in East Ayrshire, Scotland  

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  Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum ⓘ
  Museum and art gallery near Glasgow in Scotland

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  Scotland Street School Museum ⓘ
  Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Weaver's Cottage, Kilbarchan ⓘ
  museum in Kilbarchan, Scotland, UK

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  North Ayrshire Heritage Centre ⓘ
  public library in North Ayrshire

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  Wellwood Burns Centre and Museum ⓘ
  museum in Irvine, Scotland, UK

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  Lochgoin Covenanters Museum ⓘ
  museum in Fenwick, Scotland, UK

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  Largs Museum ⓘ
  museum in Largs, Scotland, UK

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  Clydebank Museum ⓘ
  maritime museum in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Burrell Collection ⓘ
  art museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  West Kilbride Museum ⓘ
  museum in West Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Christian Heritage Museum ⓘ
  museum in Largs, Scotland, UK

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  Dundonald Castle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Dundonald, Scotland, UK

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  Scottish Football Museum ⓘ
  museum in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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  Kilwinning Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Kilwinning, Scotland, UK

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  Barr Castle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Galston, Scotland, UK

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  Glasgow Science Centre ⓘ
  science centre in Glasgow, Scotland, UK

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  Paisley Thread Mill Museum ⓘ
  museum in Paisley, Scotland, UK

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  Johnstone Community Museum ⓘ
  museum in St Johnstone, Scotland, UK

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  Riverside Museum ⓘ
  Transport museum in Glasgow, Scotland (2011–)

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  Greenock Fire Museum And Heritage Centre ⓘ
  museum in Paisley, Scotland, UK

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1180 Crookston Castle

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1290 Kilmahew Castle

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1350 Dean Castle

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1807 Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

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1870 Mount Stuart House

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1897 The Robertson Museum

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1901 Dick Institute

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1901 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

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1906 Scotland Street School Museum

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1955 Weaver's Cottage, Kilbarchan

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1959 North Ayrshire Heritage Centre

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1962 Wellwood Burns Centre and Museum

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1965 Lochgoin Covenanters Museum

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1967 Largs Museum

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1980 Clydebank Museum

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1983 Burrell Collection

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1987 West Kilbride Museum

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1992 Christian Heritage Museum

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1994 Dundonald Castle Museum

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1994 Scottish Football Museum

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1995 Kilwinning Heritage Centre

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2001 Barr Castle Museum

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2001 Glasgow Science Centre

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2003 Paisley Thread Mill Museum

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2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

2008 Johnstone Community Museum

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2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

2011 Riverside Museum

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2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

2012 Greenock Fire Museum And Heritage Centre

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Frameless

Drawing of castle ruins

Kilbirnie House

Kilbirnie Place - walled garden and building ruins

Manganese Bacteria on rocks in Kilbirnie

Kilbirnie Place - the 'Grand Avenue'

Maria - Gothic script carvings

Manganese Bacteria deposits on rocks in a stream

Kilbirnie Place - end wall of the upper walled garden

Kilbirnie Place - the Keep - The Great Hall fireplace and carvings

Kilbirnie Place - walled garden ruins

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Ardencaple Castle	castle, ruins	Wikidata
site	castle		Ardgowan Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Ardrossan Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Barony and Castle of Kilbirnie	castle, tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Barr Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Caldwell Tower	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Castle Semple	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Cathcart Castle	tower house, ringwork castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dumbarton Castle	castle, contour fort	Wikidata
site	castle		Dundonald Castle	castle, contour fort, level terrain fort	Wikidata
site	castle		Hunterston Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Kames Castle	castle, cottage	Wikidata
site	castle		Kelburn Castle	castle, country house	Wikidata
site	castle		Little Cumbrae Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Mearns Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Montfode Castle	tower house	Wikidata
site	castle		Rothesay Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Seagate Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Skelmorlie Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1180	Crookston Castle	tower house, archaeological site, ringwork castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1290	Kilmahew Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1350	Dean Castle	castle, military museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bachelors' Club, Tarbolton	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bute Museum	independent museum, local museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume	museum, independent museum, fashion museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Glasgow Museums Resource Centre	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Glenlee	barque, museum ship, independent museum, preserved watercraft	Wikidata
site	museum		Hill House	historic house museum, single-family detached home, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Pollok House	art museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scottish Maritime Museum	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scottish Maritime Museum, Dumbarton	maritime museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Scottish Submarine Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Sma' Shot Cottages	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Stewarton Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1807	Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery	art museum, university museum, natural history museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1870	Mount Stuart House	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum	1897	The Robertson Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1901	Dick Institute	museum, public library, art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1901	Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum	local authority museum, art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1906	Scotland Street School Museum	museum, school building, education museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1955	Weaver's Cottage, Kilbarchan	museum, history museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1959	North Ayrshire Heritage Centre	museum, public library, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1962	Wellwood Burns Centre and Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1965	Lochgoin Covenanters Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1967	Largs Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1980	Clydebank Museum	maritime museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Burrell Collection	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	West Kilbride Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1992	Christian Heritage Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Dundonald Castle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	Scottish Football Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Kilwinning Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Barr Castle Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2001	Glasgow Science Centre	skyscraper, museum, science museum, science center	Wikidata
site	museum	2003	Paisley Thread Mill Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2008	Johnstone Community Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Riverside Museum	transport museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2012	Greenock Fire Museum And Heritage Centre	museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Drawing of castle ruins		Commons
commons	image		Kilbirnie House		Commons
commons	image		Kilbirnie Place - walled garden and building ruins		Commons
commons	image		Manganese Bacteria on rocks in Kilbirnie		Commons
commons	image		Kilbirnie Place - the 'Grand Avenue'		Commons
commons	image		Maria - Gothic script carvings		Commons
commons	image		Manganese Bacteria deposits on rocks in a stream		Commons
commons	image		Kilbirnie Place - end wall of the upper walled garden		Commons
commons	image		Kilbirnie Place - the Keep - The Great Hall fireplace and carvings		Commons
commons	image		Kilbirnie Place - walled garden ruins		Commons