Gatehead is a Village in the county of East Ayrshire.

Gatehead postcode: KA2 0AN

Retail in Gatehead

There are great places to visit near Gatehead including some great towns, lakes and waterfalls.

Kilmarnock is one of Gatehead's best, nearby towns to visit in Gatehead.

The area around Gatehead boasts some of the best lakes including Loch Riecawr, and Loch Doon.

The area around Gatehead's best waterfalls can be found at Dalcairnie Linn.

Gatehead History

There are some historic monuments around Gatehead:

• Nethermuir,homestead and enclosure 250m SW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: homestead SM4488
• Whiteside, settlement 120m WSW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM5261
• Clonbeith Castle Secular: castle SM314
• Wardlaw Hill,earthwork SSW of Harpercroft Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM307
• Robertland Castle Secular: castle SM3380
• Helenton Mote,motte Secular: motte SM5264
• Barnweill,homestead moat Secular: homestead moat SM2192
• Shields,enclosure 500m E of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM5536
• Crosbie House, remains of Secular: castle SM7886
• Tarbolton,motte Secular: motte SM4769
• Prestwick, Old Parish Church Ecclesiastical: church SM5883
• Barnweill Church Ecclesiastical: church SM5262
• Blacksyke, engine house Industrial: coal SM9871
• Lawthorn Mount,mound Prehistoric ritual and funerary: mound (ritual or funerary) SM3422
• Law Mount,motte & bailey 250m SW of High Castleton Secular: bailey SM3381
• Craigie,fort 250m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4920
• Wardlaw Hill,earthwork W of Harpercroft Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM306
• Dundonald Castle Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Secular: fort (non-prehistoric) SM90112
• Kemp Law,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM304
• Camp Castle Secular: castle SM2177
• Craigie Castle Secular: castle SM315