More Scotland Castles in Airshire
Airshire joined The Kingdom of Scotland when it was taken from Viking settlers in the eleventh century. Airshire is located in the southwest part of Scotland and its farms are very fertile. Airshire has a full history full of some of the most interesting and magnificent of the Scotland castles.
A few of the intriguing castles in Airshire include;
Turnberry Castle
This Scotland castle is believed to have been started in the twelfth century, although parts of it might go back to the eleventh. Turnberry Castle is legend to be where Robert the Bruce was born, partly because it was the home of his mothers. It is known that he seized Turnberry Castle from the English and then took great care of it afterward. Even though the original castle covered about ¾ of an acre, there isn’t much of this historic fortification left today. It is in total ruin, but you can see the ditch that was created to help protect the castle, a few feet of the castle walls, and the cave that opens to the sea. You will also notice that a Beautiful lighthouse has been built on the site of Turnberry Castle and it has an interesting history of its own.
Thomaston Castle
Built in the thirteen’s century this Scotland castle is technically in ruins. Even though this keep has been left to the elements for a long time, only the garret is missing. The three stories are still intact, although they are crumbling. This Scotland castle was built by Robert the Bruce’s nephew and then owned by a family that supplied whine to the owners of Culzean Castle which is nearby. This is a wonderful castle ruin in that it has held up so well. So much of the building can still be seen which makes it easy to imagine how the original castle must have looked in its heyday.
Above photo of Culzean Castle, Airshire, Scotland by SpindlierHades