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Town House and Steeple opened 1826 and Town Hall 1892. Once housed thetown jail, a cinema, civic functions and weddings until closed in 2009. Recently…
Rowallan Castle is steeped in history, with its original structure believed to date back to the 13th century.
Landmark building standing on former Moot Hill. Category B listed, opened 1825. Chancel added 1910 and beautiful War Memorial window 1919.Former…
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to examine buildings from different periods side by side? Compare the characters of buildings from the…
Private museum containing unique display of telephone memorabilia dating from early 1900s to the present. Housed within old bakehouse dating from…
Built as a Victorian family home. After some years as a hotel, became Burgh Chambers before the last war. Stewarded by Prestwick Town Twinning…
Designed by H E Clifford & Lunan, 1914. Perpendicular Gothic style in white sandstone, last church in Ayrshire built in ‘the grand…
Portencross Castle is a wonderful example of what can be achieved when everyone involved in a project works together to overcome problems.…
Well maintained typical rural parish church, built 1820. Stained glass windows above pulpit depict David and Jonathan and Faith and Charity. The Good…
The Palace Theatre developed from James Ingram's Corn Exchange is 150 years old this month.Visit this unique building, learn more about its…
The estate was boughtin 1764 by Richard Oswald 'the Peacemaker' born in 1705, whonegotiated the Peace Treaty following the American War of…
Largely built 1774. Elegant steeple. Stained glass by W & J J Kier, with 1996 window by Susan Bradbury to commemorate bicentenary of death of…
Red sandstone church built in 13th century Gothic style, with dominating 150 ft spire. Interior has painted ceiling symbolising Creation. There are…
Former Ardrossan Parish Church built 1773 given major renovation. Fine mediaeval stone sarcophagus, portrait of Archibald, 13th Earl of Eglinton, a…
Part of terrace built by Dalmellington Iron Company for its employees. Provides fascinating insight into living conditions of an Iron Company…
This traditional tower house was built c 1530 for the Campbells of Loudoun. The tower has been restored by Strathclyde Building Preservation Trust.
The 67ft tower in Scots Baronial style was designed by William Fraser and completed in 1898 as a memorial to the poet in the place where he first rose…
On the A737, 2 miles north of Kilwinning. A superb series of 16-19C buildings set on a bend of the River Garnock include Ayrshire's only surviving…
By Arthur Harrison of Birmingham. The foundation stone was laid by William Morton, senior partner in the local lace firm, in 1896 and the building…
Comprises visitor portacabin and Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post, manned until 1991. The primary function was to monitor and report…
Scottish Baronial landmark building by McKissock & Rowan, Glasgow, 1888 from bequest of local merchant, Thomas McKechnie, the Institute houses an…
This new building is a joint project between Maybole Parish Church and the local community providing a wide range of facilities. See a multi-purpose…
Late 16th century, L-shaped, 4-storey fortified tower house with early 19thcentury additions. There's a particularly fine oriel windowshowing nine…
Present church, by William Alexander, 1829, stands on site of St Michael's Church founded in 13 century. Single bell cast in 1742. Willis pipe organ…
Set in 7 acres of landscaped gardens, the crematorium was built by the local authorities in 1966. Guided tours will be conducted through the…
Striking circular church topped with a clear dome. Opened 23 March 2001 - the first to be opened in the new millennium. Unique features with latest…
Open specially for Ayr 800, take a look inside this nightclub in daytime! Impressive, well-equipped interior.
The Engine Shop, a category A listed building, is the best example of Victorian shipyard architecture in Scotland. It was designed by J F Spencer for…
Congregation dates from the Disruption of 1843. Building reconstructed late 19C in French Romanesque style by Archibald J Grahame, his only monument,…
Red sandstone church by Henry Steele and Andrew Balfour, 1892.Three-stage tower with spire and clock. Interesting carved octagonal pulpit and notable…
Within Auld Kirkyard, off Main Street, near Museum.1636 Renaissance-style canopied tomb within mausoleum to Montgomerie family. Splendid painted…
Private museum containing instruments, uniforms and memorabilia relating to the aircraft reporting duties in WW2 and the potential nuclear missile…
Opened in 1910 and still largely in original condition with many original features and furniture.
Largs Museum Trust presents a fine collection of domestic artefacts, seaside souvenirs, and photographs of old Largs and Australian connections; and…
Impressive Early English Gothic in red sandstone. Rich interior with hammer beam roof, Willis organ, and outstanding stained glass by Stephen Adam,…
Access all areas! Backstage tours on the hour to show you behind the scenes and reveal technical aspects of the stage. Hear about stars who have…
Boathouse built 1998 to house Atlantic 75 lifeboat Peggy Keith Learmond. Largs was the first station in Scotland to operate a B class Atlantic 21…
Boathouse built 1985 to house the B class Atlantic 75 lifeboat covering inshore waters around the coast of Arran. Larger boathouse built 1997 near the…
Endowed by Sophia, Marchioness of Bute, in memory of her tragic sister Lady Flora Hastings. Opened as a school for girls in 1877 and continued until…
At southern end of village up hill at the Shanter Hotel Robert Adam church 1777, restored 1997, which replaced 1230 building now a ruin in Old Church…
Old church c.1230 is a ruin. It is reputed to have been built on the site of a church built by Oswald, King of Northumbria. It contains an old font…
The present church dates from 1787 and is believed to be the third on the site. The central stone pulpit is a memorial to the fallen of WW1. The…
Old weaver's cottage now a community shop and cafe, opposite McCosh Hall. Once Jock's Restaurant, with the help of c.50 volunteers the…
The Mother Lodge was founded in Kilwinning c. 1140. Present building consecrated 1893. Masonic and other artefacts, some dating back to the early 17th…
The first Church of Scotland church built in the new millennium and dedicated in March 2001. Designed by James F Stephen, the building has a…
Formerly the Abbey Church by John Swan, 1774, on the site of its 16th century predecessor which was located in the ruins of Kilwinning Abbey founded…
Designed by David Hamilton, completed 1816, and built on the foundations of the NW tower of the 12th century Tironensian Abbey. Staffed by volunteers…
Courtroom used by Town Council reached up stone steps, over vaulted basement jail. Jougs for offenders.
Modern red sandstone court complex completed 1987. Two large jury courts, three small non-jury courts, sheriffs' chambers, witness and jury rooms,…
Landmark building standing on former Moot Hill. Category B listed, opened 1825. Chancel added 1910 and beautiful War memorial window 1919. Former…
Kilmarnock's oldest church building, built 1732 of local stone by the Hunter Brothers to a design adapted from St Martin in the Fields, London.…
Category A Listed, recently the subject of major renovation.Body of the Church by Robert Johnstone, 1802. Enlarged 1831 with later 19th century…
The UKs first dedicated centre for genealogical research housing registration services, family history research room and some archives under one roof.…
Built as bonded warehouse 1895-97, extended 1898 and 1907. This four-storey,multi-bay, French Renaissance style brick and slate, category B listed…
Thomas Smellie, 1906-7, Free Gothic in red sandstone on impressive site. Carillon of bells, 1950, Norman and Beard organ. Stained glass by Stephan…
Fully operational with modern fire appliances, Arial Rescue Platform and Major Incident Unit. Up to date training facilities and community safety…
The UK's first dedicated centre for genealogical research houseing registration services, family history research room and archives under one…
Built as a bonded warehouse in 1895-97, extended 1898 and 1907. This four-storey, multi-bay, French Renaissance style brick and slate, catagory B…
Multi-function arts centre with theatre, studio and gallery spaces, plus stylish cafe bar and foyer, Scottish Arts Council funded. Cultural hub for…
Largely built 1774. Elegant steeple. Stained glass by W and J J Kier, with 1996 window by Susan Bradbury to commemorate 200th anniversary of death of…
A 4-star visitor attraction. Fascinating display of original Burns material and items of the Royal Burgh of Irvine.Collection of holograph letters,…
Visitor Centre offers guided tours of the Station where you will find out more about nuclear power and the generation of electricity. Informative…
Gothic church by James Wallace, 1865, with porch and magnificent chancel designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, 1856. Chancel contains unique…
Category A listed, 13th century Gothic in style. His designs for tower and steeple were abadoned and a truncated tower by Roger Pinkney completed the…
The estate comprises several buildings used for service provision for adults with learning disabilities. Visit Murdoch House, administration HQ. It…
The 1600 vaulted burial aisle of the Cunninghames of Glencairn by David Scougal of Crail. The Aisle contains the stone monument to James, Seventh Earl…
Mansion house designed by James Ingram of Kilmarnock for James Alason. Restored with support of HLF. European Regional Social Fund, East Ayrshire…
Erected 1825-27 to serve as a jail with cells on first, second and third floors, all barrel vaulted. Following loss of adjoining McMaster Hall by fire…
Scottish Baronial landmark building by McKissock and Rowan, Glasgow, 1888 from bequest of local merchant, Thomas McKechnie, the institute houses an…
Shore facility with store and crew facilities. All-weather Mersey class lifeboat serves south west of Scotland.
Late 18th Century, modified in 1819 as Gothic battlemented mansion. Attractive rose garden.
Community project with plots to suit all ages and abilities. Aim is to promote health living, diet, fresh air and exercise and to streghthen community…
Category A Byzantine-style red brick church, designed by Anderson for 3rd marquess of Bute, clearly inspired by Hagia Sofia in Istanbul. Interior…
Recently restored 12th century Kirk.Partially restored by 3rd Marquess of Bute in 1898.Covenanters' graves, including Thomas Fleming, ancestor to Sir…
Rectangular, with pedimented gable above its three front doors, and round-headed windows. Vaulted chancel, 1912. U-shaped gallery, 3 manual organ by…
An old Norman keep built by the Lockhart family after an invasion of Anglo-Norman people in the 12th and 13th centuries.??George Wishart 1545 and John…
A village kirk within a farming community. celebrating our 375th anniversary of the Greek cross-shaped Kirk. On display: The Covenanter's flag raised…
Community garden growing a wide variety of fruit and vegitables in raised beds and three polytunnels. This is a sustainable garden with a peripheral…
Built as a Chapel of Ease in 1834, and extended in 1883 by J J Stephenson. Superb windows by Alfred and Gordon Webster, J H Dearle, Morris, Powell and…
It has been a long while but the doors to the ruins of Eglinton Castle will be open once again on Sunday the 9th of September. Climb to the top and…
The harbour celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2011. Conceived by Thomas Kennedy, it was an ambitious plan to create a harbour on a difficult stretch…
Category-B listed building of 1835 incorporating earlier work from 1621. Outstanding 26 stained glass windows, unusual in a rural village.Recent…
Traditional stone church of 1804 on site of two earlier buildings. Fine pre-Raphaelite stained glass, including windows by Henry Dearle, Edward…
War and romance, smuggling and heroism, tales of the supernatural and more - Royal Dundonald Castle is one of Scotland's fascinating treasures. Home…
Dean Castle Country Park
Private museum containing unique display of telephone memorabilia dating from early 1900s to the present. Housed within old bakehouse dating from…
A church has been on this site since c.1604. Present building by David Thomson 1873, repaired after fire of 1951 destroyed roof and chancel. Stained…
Norman-style with tower built 1845-46 by McCandlish, New Galloway, architect Patrick Wilson, Edinburgh. Fine pipe organ by Vincent of Leeds installed…
Church built in 1766 is a blend of vernacular and polite architecture of the period, with an attractive tower and occupying a prominent site in the…
Built in sandstone in 1837, with handsome square tower. Worship accompanied by Perthshire Brass Band as part of Country & Western Weekend. Activities…
Studio of Roddy McKenzie and Art Gallery in historic house, where artists living and working in Scotland can display their work. Original works and…
Founded early in the 13th century by the Earl of Carrick and its remains include the church, cloister, chapter house and domestic premises. Owned by…
Delightful remains of 1681 church on site of 1229 building little used after parish united with Dundonald in 1688.
?Crawick Multiverse is a world-class landscape designed by the renowned artist Charles Jencks. Formerly an open-cast coal mine, a 1 million…
Remodelled in 1849 and noted for magnificent stained glass with windows by Louis Davies and Douglas Strachan, plus modern glass. External stair,…
Very impressive design, replicating many features of late 15C details, reminiscent of the Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling. Note the crowsteps on…
Christian Heritage Museum traces Christianity in Scotland from time of St Ninian and St Columba. Models, maps, pictures, early music scripts,…
Smallest cathedral in Britain, a gem by William Butterfield, built for George Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow. Interior with polychrome tiles, rich windows…
Winning the commission for the Burns Monument was a vital stage in Hamilton's career. The Monument incorporates elements from ancient Greek…
Robert Burns?and Jean Armour lived here for a few months?in 1788.?? The recently refurbished museum displays?Burns' manuscripts and memorabilia.?