Ayr Castle

Ayr Castle was a castle situated near the River Ayr at Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Once considered a royal castle nothing remains of the castle above ground.

History
In 1197, the castle was built by King William the Lion of Scotland, who later in 1205 created a burgh at Ayr. The castle was captured by the Norwegian King Håkon Håkonsson and his supporters in 1263. William Wallace attacked the castle and slaughtered the English garrison in retribution of the killing of the Ayrshire Barons in 1297 in the Barns of Ayr. Robert de Brus burned the castle in August 1298 which had been captured by the English and under the command of Henry de Percy, 1st Baron Percy. The castle in 1542 was garrisoned by French troops and appears to have been demolished before the Cromwellian occupation between 1650–1651.