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Ailsa Craig lies nine miles offshore, rising to 1,109 feet. The dramatic seacliffs are home to the third largest gannetry in the UK - comprising 36,000 pairs - with a supporting cast of guillemots, razorbills, black guillemots and increasing numbers ...
Auchagallon Stone Circle is An Ancient Burial Place This ancient burial place dates to about 4,000 years ago. Fifteen upright sandstone slabs lie at the edge of a large stone cairn. Antiquarians digging here in the 19th century found a burial ...
Under the thatched roof of this humble-looking, 17th-century house in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns, learned to dance, founded a debating club and became a Freemason. Just a few years later Burns made his name with ...
Four families have lived at Blairquhan. The McWhirters built the first tower-house in about 1346. Through marriage they were succeeded by the Kennedys, who built a large regular front south west of the Tower in 1573. In the early 17th Century the...
The quintessential Victorian ‘Highland’ estate, Brodick Castle, Garden & Country Park on the Isle of Arran is the perfect place for a family day out. Dramatically set against the backdrop of Goatfell mountain, the grand red sandstone Scottish ...
For 200 years the beautiful scenery of Alloway and its special connection with the life and works of Robert Burns have drawn visitors to this stunning Ayrshire village. Burns National Heritage Park offers visitors a chance to experience the rich h...
A daughter of Cluny Crossraguel Abbey stands silent and ruined today. Yet because of its completeness it still conveys much of the peace and spiritual glory of the monks who served here through four centuries. It was founded early in the 13th ...
With its dramatic clifftop setting, Robert Adam architecture, fascinating history and beautiful surroundings, it's easy to see why Culzean Castle is one of Scotland’s most popular visitor attractions. Surrounded by Culzean Country Park, a 242 he...
The Country Park, covering over 200 acres, boasts beautiful woodland walks, adventure playground, pets corner, visitor centre, tearoom, shop and a fantastic 14th century castle housing world class collections including historic weapons, armour and mu...
Dunaskin Heritage Centre is NOW CLOSED. An open air, living museum set amidst the beautiful, rolling Ayrshire hills. Two audiovisual presentations, interactive computer quiz, 2 wand walks using electronic hand held wands, tallest play tower in Bri...
Situated in rural Ayrshire, against a spectacular coastal backdrop, Dundonald Castle is a monument which stands as testimony, not only to the origins of the Royal Stewart dynasty, but also to the development of the nation of Scotland itself. Havi...
Eglinton Country Park is a 400 hectare park created around the ruins and estate of Eglinton Castle. The Park includes gardens, woodland, river, loch and visitor centre. There are facilities for walking, cycling, angling and horse riding. A ran...
You'll learn about whisky making from our professionally trained guides, enjoy our spectacular exhibition set around a thirty foot indoor waterfall and experience a little bit of history in the making. Isle of Arran Malt Distillery Visitor Centre<...
A secret forest, a crocodile swamp and an amazing adventure course makes Kelburn Country Centre one of Scotland's most thrilling days out for kids. Based around a 13th Century castle that's had an amazing makeover courtesy of a team of Brazilian ...
Kilwinning Abbey is the much-reduced remains of a Tironensian-Benedictine abbey, established from Kelso. The surviving fragments of Kilwinning Abbey include parts of the abbey church and chapter house. Most of the remains date back to the 13th centur...
Loch Doon Castle has been transplanted in the mid-1930s from an island in the middle of Loch Doon due to a hydro electric scheme, the castle consists of an eleven-sided curtain wall, of fine masonry, dating from 1300. Loch Doon has a unique populatio...
Lochranza Castle is a fine tower house, a 16th-century reconstruction of a late 12th-century hall house. The mountains to the south of Lochranza Castle are home to many birds. Lochranza Castle offers a good vantage point for watching seals....
Loudoun Castle Family Theme Park is NOW CLOSED. Set in over 500 acres of magnificent parkland and with the imposing, historical castle as a stunning backdrop, Loudoun Castle has something for every age group. Fantastic and thrilling Theme Park ...
At the Maybole Collegiate Church the chapel of St Mary was founded by John Kennedy of Dunure in 1371 and the associated college 11 years later. Its function was to allow prayers to be said for the founder and his family.
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Set in rolling Ayrshire parkland, Rowallan Castle is a hidden gem. The castle is an extraordinary Renaissance house and within it is the evidence of its development from the 13th century to the 18th century. It was the home of an important Ayrshire f...
The Ayrshire Railway Preservation Group was founded in 1974, at a time when it was clear that private industrial railways were closing and an era was coming to an end. It has always been the Group's special aim to preserve some of Scotland's industri...
Explore the Linthouse engine shop, Scotland's "Cathedral of Engineering", a Victorian Glass-roofed building from 1872. Build and test your own model boat, or learn to manoeuvre a remote-controlled boat in our indoor boating ponds. See our coll...
Skelmorlie Aisle is a jewel-like monument which was erected in 1636 for Sir Robert Montgomerie of Skelmorlie. The Skelmorlie Aisle monument contains an elaborate carved stone tomb in Renaissance style and a painted timber ceiling featuring lively ...
Dates seem to be uncertain for the earliest parts of Sorn Castle, but the original tower seems to have been of late 14th century origin, or perhaps even earlier. The Castle occupiers an admirable defensive position poised on a cliff above the Rive...
Souter Johnnie was a character in the Burns poem Tam o' Shanter. Souter Johnnie's real name was John Davidson. Souter is an old name for a shoemaker. Robert Burns's mother was born in Kirkoswald so there is a long connection with him; he also attende...
Award winning, action packed historical Vikingar! where you can meet real live Vikings and hear about their exploits, adventures and battles in Scotland. Visit Vikingar! located in the beautiful coastal resort of Largs in Ayrshire, and be e...
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