Castle
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The castle is on private land. There is no visitor ticket or regular interior opening.
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Exterior view from public pathFree
InteriorNo public access
01 / THE STORY
Barr Castle: history and highlights
Barr Castle rises almost to its original height on a low ridge south of Lochwinnoch. The isolated tower once stood within a larger household complex. Its courtyard and adjoining buildings have largely vanished, but their traces remain in the ground and masonry.
The Glen family apparently built the tower in the early sixteenth century. The original entrance was at first-floor level. The four-storey tower had two vaulted ground-floor rooms, with the principal hall above.
A household larger than the tower
Look at the south wall for the sloping roofline of a lost adjoining building. A wall fragment near the entrance is another clue to the former complex. A dressed stone around 90 metres north may be an old gatepost, although this identification is uncertain.
The Hamiltons change the entrance
Barr later passed to the Hamiltons of Ferguslie. Substantial alterations in the late seventeenth century added living space and moved the entrance down to ground level. Narrow openings and gunports survive beside windows from later changes.
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