2006

NX0299 : Castle on Ailsa Craig

taken 18 years ago, near to Trammins [other Features], South Ayrshire, Great Britain

Castle on Ailsa Craig
Castle on Ailsa Craig
Ailsa Craig was once owned by the monks of Crossraguel Abbey. In the charter of 1304, King Robert the Third gifted the island to the monks who in turn passed it to the Kennedys and they still own it today.
The “Castle” is more a “Keep” than anything palatial, and probably held fewer than eight persons. It became the haunt of pirates and smugglers in the 16thC.

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Category: Castle > Castle
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Scottish Castles Automatic Clusters: · Ailsa Craig Castle [15] Other Photos: · Ailsa Craig from Kildonan ·
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NX0299, 133 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Tony Page   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 11 May, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 29 June, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 022 995 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:15.0010N 5:6.7446W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NX 022 994
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NORTH (about 0 degrees)
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