This early 19th-century powder house would have been used to store gunpowder and explosives. The building is a square single storey with short octagonal tower

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1. Ayrshire Coastal Path: Maidens to Dunure

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2. The Powder House – The Mast House loop from Culzean Castle

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3. Culzean Castle – The Mast House loop from Culzean Castle

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Elevation 30 m

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Location: Kirkoswald, Maidens And Turnberry, South Ayrshire, South Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

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The Powder House

1. Ayrshire Coastal Path: Maidens to Dunure

2. The Powder House – The Mast House loop from Culzean Castle

3. Culzean Castle – The Mast House loop from Culzean Castle

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