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Ardrossan Castle Ruins

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Ardrossan Castle Ruins

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    July 16, 2020

    The striking ruins of Ardrossan Castle stand proudly above the town. The castle was built by Simon de Morville in around 1140 but much of what you see today dates to a 1449 rebuilding. The castle slipped into decline in the 1500s and was ransacked for stone by Cromwell’s army in 1654.

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      Location: Ardrossan, West Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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