Scotland · Partial ruin
Turnberry Castle
Turnberry Castle is a fragmentary coastal castle ruin in Kirkoswald parish, Ayrshire, Scotland, formerly the seat of the Earls of Carrick. It is associated with the childhood and early career of Robert the Bruce and was deliberately slighted in the early 14th century. The site is now partly occupied by a 19th-century lighthouse and bordered on the landward side by a golf course.
First raised
1873
Its prime
1286
Today
Partial ruin
As it stood in 1286
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact cluster of low stone remains sits on a rocky promontory with the sea on three sides and grassy links to the landward side. Only lower vaults, cellars and short lengths of masonry survive at the cliff edge; sockets and recessed openings hint at former gateways. Traces of a drawbridge and an old portcullis are visible in the ruins, and sea-level caves pierce the rock beneath the site. A 19th-century white lighthouse now occupies part of the footprint.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1286.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Turnberry Castle — including 1 interior: lower vaults and cellars. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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