Glengarnock Castle

Glengarnock Castle is one of the ancient ruined fortifications of Ayrshire. Its keep is located on a remote rocky promontory overlooking the River Garnock about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town of Kilbirnie in North Ayrshire, Scotland. There is no clear account of when this was erected or by whom, but it may have been built by the Cunningham (or Cunninghame) family or by the Riddels who preceded them. The ruins were stabilized in 1841 by W. C. Cochran of Ladyland, following a partial collapse in a storm of 1839; the structure still continues to deteriorate.