Stanecastle
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Stanecastle was a medieval barony and estate in North Ayrshire, Scotland, first mentioned in 1363 and now part of the Irvine New Town project. Its nearest neighbours are Bourtreehill and Girdle Toll.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- tower house
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Owned by
- North Ayrshire
- Location
- Irvine
- Image
- Stanecastle2007.JPG
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- Commons category
- Stanecastle
- historic county
- Ayrshire
- OS grid reference
- NS3375939975
- associated electoral district
- Central Ayrshire
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Roman origins?
- Medieval life
- Saint Bridget
- Stane castle
- Robert Burns
- 19th century
- Stanecastle today
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Stanecastle was a medieval barony and estate in North Ayrshire, Scotland, first mentioned in 1363 and now part of the Irvine New Town project. Its nearest neighbours are Bourtreehill and Girdle Toll.
==Roman origins?== The early history of Stanecastle is obscure but it was once believed that the "stane" (stone, Norse: steinn) prefix referred to older Roman structures. However, it is now known that stone building in Scotland and Ayrshire was not restricted to the Roman and Norman periods, and need not suggest any such Roman origins.
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