Ranfurly Castle
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{{Infobox military installation
|name= Ranfurly Castle
|location=Riccarton, East Ayrshire, Scotland
UK {{gbmapping|NS414407}}
|image=File:Ranfurly Castle motte site, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire.jpg
|caption= The wooded Ranfurly Castle motte
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|map_caption = Ranfurly Castle
|coordinates = {{coord|55.8526|-4.5841|type:landmark|display=inline}}
|map_size=170
|type=Keep and Motte
|built= 15th century
|builder= Knox family
|controlledby=
|materials=Ashlar masonry
|height=
|used= 15th to 18th centuries
|condition= Ruin
|ownership=
|open_to_public= No
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Ranfurly Castle is a ruined 15th century castle, about {{convert|0.5|mi|1}} south west of Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland, in Ranfurly golf course.Coventry, Martin (1997) The Castles of Scotland. Goblinshead. {{ISBN|1-899874-10-0}} p.287
Alternatively the castle may be called Ranfurlie Castle.{{cite web |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/42232/bridge-of-weir-ranfurly-castle|work=Canmore|title=Ranfurly Castle|accessdate=2020-01-03}}
History
Structure
Ranfurly Castle was a small keep, with a courtyard. Two storeys of the keep remain, although there were previously at least three storeys, and three cellars of the buildings once in the courtyard.
File:East facing wall of Ranfurly Castle keep, East Renfrewshire.jpg
The walls of the ground floor had arrowslits. The main entrance was at first floor level. The east wing, which was added about 200 years after initial construction, is the most modern part of the building. A south wing providing three vaults for cattle and stores on the ground floor and probably three rooms for the family above were also added, although the date is unknown.
The keep was {{convert|6.0|m}} square, and it survives to around {{convert|7.0|m}}. The walls are constructed of rough random rubble, although there are quoins of dressed stone. In the east wall there is a doorway, and a slit window with a wide internal splay. It is likely that there were adjustments to the initial building at the time of the additions.
See also
External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5w9z379Q3E Ranfurly Castle - Video footage and narration]
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Category:Castles in Renfrewshire
Category:Ruins in Renfrewshire