Located on the west coast of Scotland, about 5 miles south of Ayr. Dunure Castle today stands in ruins on a rocky promontory. The site is believed to date to the late 13th centry, however the remains of the building are of 15th and 16th century origin. Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Location within the British Isles Ayr (Scottish Gaelic, Inbhir Àir) in the south-west of Scotland is a town situated on the Firth of Clyde. ...

The castle is the point of origin of the Kennedys of Carrick who were granted the lands in 1357. This family once ruled over much of South Western Scotland. They are also though to be the ancestors of the infamous American Kennedy family. Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the UK Languages with Official Status1 English Scottish Gaelic Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...

In August 1563, Mary, Queen or Scots visited the castle during her third progress round the west of the country. Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Mary I of Scotland (Mary Stuart or Stewart) (December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587), better known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was the ruler of Scotland from December 14, 1542 – July 24, 1567. ...

In 1570, a dispute arose between Gilbert Kennedy, 4th Earl of Cassilis, and Alan Stewart, the lay Commendator to the Crossraguel Abbey over the ownership of some of the Abbey lands. Gilbert kidnapped the Commendator and locked him in Dunure Castle. The Commendator was then tortured by being roasted alive on a spit over a fire. As a result of the torture, the lands were signed over to Gilbert. The Commendator was rescued from his confinement by the Laird of Bargany who arrived with a body of men and finally settled the ownership of the abbey lands. Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England. ...