Description:

Greenan Castle stands at the top of a cliff that was once the site of a promontory fort. It is ruined tower house located around 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-west of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Àir, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Deas, Alba). A motte-and-bailey castle was constructed here in the 12th century. Then in the 15th century a tower house was built by the Lords of the Isles. The title Lord of the Isles (Scottish Gaelic: Triath nan Eilean or Rìgh Innse Gall) is a title of Scottish nobility with historical roots that go back beyond the Kingdom of Scotland. They were island chiefs whose history goes back to the Norse-Gaels who once ruled the islands of Scotland, Isle of Man and Argyll. Greenan Castle later passed into the hands of the Kennedy family.