Carleton Caslte

The ruins of the five-story Carleton Castle, built in the fifteenth century, are prominently situated above the village of Lendalfoot, which is situated on Carleton Bay in the parish of Colmonell in what is now South Ayrshire, some nine kilometers (six miles) south of Girvan, Scotland.

The five-story Carleton Castle, which was originally owned by the Cathcarts of Killochan, is a Category B Listed Building that overlooks the community near the Games Loup cliffs. Without the parapet and a collapsed section of the wall that has been partially repaired at a more recent period with internal plastering applied that suggests a later usage as a dwelling or store, the long-abandoned tower ruins are still standing.

According to OS maps, pigsties-style remains that were still covered in roofs in the 19th century still exist at the base of the tower. The entrance to the oblong tower itself was originally through a door at the first-floor level with a wooden ladder or stair. This small tower only had one private apartment, which was reached through a stair from a window in the great hall. There may have been a staircase inside the 1.8 m thick (entry wall) that led to the cellar, great hall, and possibly the kitchen level. A wheel stair connected the hall to the cellar in the southeast corner.

Location: Lendalfoot, South Ayrshire, Scotland