North Ayrshire
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | Ownership | Location | Notes | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ailsa Craig Castle | Tower | Ruin | Private | Off Girvan | |||
| Ardrossan Castle | Ruin | Ardrossan | Accessible to the public | ||||
| Auchenharvie Castle | Ruin | Private | Near Torranyard | A dangerous site | |||
| Hill of Beith Castle | Tower | 17th c | Foundations only | Private | Beith | Demolished in the 1750s | |
| Broadstone Castle | No remains | Private | Beith | Demolished in 1850 to build the nearby farm | |||
| Brodick Castle | Historic House | National Trust for Scotland | Isle of Arran | ||||
| Clonbeith Castle | Ruin | Private farm | Near Auchentiber | ||||
| Little Cumbrae Castle | Tower | 16th C | Ruin | Private | Near Cumbrae Island | ||
| Cunninghamhead Castle | No remains | Private | Near Irvine | ||||
| Eglinton Castle | Ruin | North Ayrshire Council | Irvine | Now Eglinton Country Park | |||
| Fairlie Castle | Tower | 15th C | Ruin | Private | Fairlie | ||
| Giffen castle | No remains | Private | Near Barrmill | Parts of it are incorporated into Barrmill Mill | |||
| Glengarnock Castle | Tower | Ruin | Private | Kilbirnie | |||
| Hessilhead Castle | Scant remains | Private | Near Lugton | A Wildlife Rescue Centre occupies part of the old estate | |||
| Kelburn Castle | Castle open | ||||||
| Kerelaw Castle | Ruin | North Ayrshire Council | Saltcoats | Fenced off - dangerous | |||
| Kersland Castle | Tower | 15th c | Ruin | Private | Near Dalry | Located at Easter Kersland Farm | |
| Kilbirnie Place | Tower | 14th c | Ruin | Private | Near Kilbirnie | On a golf course | |
| Kildonan Castle | |||||||
| Law Castle | |||||||
| Lochranza Castle (Arran Island) | Historic Scotland | Lochranza NR935505 | |||||
| Montfode Castle | Fortified tower | 16th C | Mostly demolished | Private | Near Ardrossan | One tower and a short section of wall remain | |
| Montgreenan Castle | Ruin | Private | Near Kilwinning | Montgreenan House is nearby. Also known as the 'Bishop's Palace' | |||
| Pitcon | Demolished | Private | Near Dalry | An 18th century mansion is now present near the site | |||
| Portencross Castle | |||||||
| Roughwood Tower | Fortified tower | 15th C | Demolished | Private | Near Beith | A farm with old outbuildings is on the site | |
| Seagate Castle | Fortified townhouse | 16th C | Ruin | North Ayrshire Council | In Irvine | access on Doors Open Days only | |
| Skelmorlie Castle | Tower | 16th C | Inhabited | Private | Near Largs | Much altered | |
| Stanecastle | Substantial ruin | North Ayrshire Council | Stanecastle, Irvine | Accessible and well maintained |
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