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Built 1807-10 to replace Auld Kirk, extended in 1885. 'Heritor' Gothic T-plan church with prominent tall five-stage tower. Interior woodwork of note…
On site of original parish church. A church was built c.1590 with later 18th century extensions. The 1590 church was demolished in 1810-11 when a new…
Classic Georgian building with attractive belfry, funded by public subscriptions and opened 1817 to replace earlier building. Ground floor reopened by…
Former UP church by Robert Baldie, 1883 with graceful 80ft octagonal tower. After a fire in 1917 it was rebuilt and extended in 1926. It returned to…
Built 1816 with churchyard to replace 1761 bulding on a different site, re-built 1910, became Roman Catholic place of worship 1921.
The "auld cley biggin" where Scotland's national poet was born in 1759. The traditional thatched but-and-ben was built by William Burnes, the poet's…
A four-star visitor attraction. Creating cured and smoked foods, par excellence, by reviving the traditional, artisan techniques of yesteryear.…
Robert Burns?and Jean Armour lived here for a few months?in 1788.?? The recently refurbished museum displays?Burns' manuscripts and memorabilia.?
Winning the commission for the Burns Monument was a vital stage in Hamilton's career. The Monument incorporates elements from ancient Greek…
Smallest cathedral in Britain, a gem by William Butterfield, built for George Boyle, 6th Earl of Glasgow. Interior with polychrome tiles, rich windows…
Christian Heritage Museum traces Christianity in Scotland from time of St Ninian and St Columba. Models, maps, pictures, early music scripts,…
Very impressive design, replicating many features of late 15C details, reminiscent of the Church of the Holy Rude in Stirling. Note the crowsteps on…
Remodelled in 1849 and noted for magnificent stained glass with windows by Louis Davies and Douglas Strachan, plus modern glass. External stair,…
?Crawick Multiverse is a world-class landscape designed by the renowned artist Charles Jencks. Formerly an open-cast coal mine, a 1 million…
Delightful remains of 1681 church on site of 1229 building little used after parish united with Dundonald in 1688.
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…
Studio of Roddy McKenzie and Art Gallery in historic house, where artists living and working in Scotland can display their work. Original works and…
Built in sandstone in 1837, with handsome square tower. Worship accompanied by Perthshire Brass Band as part of Country & Western Weekend. Activities…
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…
Norman-style with tower built 1845-46 by McCandlish, New Galloway, architect Patrick Wilson, Edinburgh. Fine pipe organ by Vincent of Leeds installed…
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…
Private museum containing unique display of telephone memorabilia dating from early 1900s to the present. Housed within old bakehouse dating from…
Dean Castle Country Park
War and romance, smuggling and heroism, tales of the supernatural and more - Royal Dundonald Castle is one of Scotland's fascinating treasures. Home…
Traditional stone church of 1804 on site of two earlier buildings. Fine pre-Raphaelite stained glass, including windows by Henry Dearle, Edward…
Category-B listed building of 1835 incorporating earlier work from 1621. Outstanding 26 stained glass windows, unusual in a rural village.Recent…
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…
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…
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…
Community garden growing a wide variety of fruit and vegitables in raised beds and three polytunnels. This is a sustainable garden with a peripheral…
A village kirk within a farming community. celebrating our 375th anniversary of the Greek cross-shaped Kirk. On display: The Covenanter's flag raised…
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…
Rectangular, with pedimented gable above its three front doors, and round-headed windows. Vaulted chancel, 1912. U-shaped gallery, 3 manual organ by…
Recently restored 12th century Kirk.Partially restored by 3rd Marquess of Bute in 1898.Covenanters' graves, including Thomas Fleming, ancestor to Sir…
Category A Byzantine-style red brick church, designed by Anderson for 3rd marquess of Bute, clearly inspired by Hagia Sofia in Istanbul. Interior…
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…
Late 18th Century, modified in 1819 as Gothic battlemented mansion. Attractive rose garden.
Shore facility with store and crew facilities. All-weather Mersey class lifeboat serves south west of Scotland.
Scottish Baronial landmark building by McKissock and Rowan, Glasgow, 1888 from bequest of local merchant, Thomas McKechnie, the institute houses an…
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…
Mansion house designed by James Ingram of Kilmarnock for James Alason. Restored with support of HLF. European Regional Social Fund, East Ayrshire…
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…
The estate comprises several buildings used for service provision for adults with learning disabilities. Visit Murdoch House, administration HQ. It…
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…
Gothic church by James Wallace, 1865, with porch and magnificent chancel designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, 1856. Chancel contains unique…
Visitor Centre offers guided tours of the Station where you will find out more about nuclear power and the generation of electricity. Informative…
A 4-star visitor attraction. Fascinating display of original Burns material and items of the Royal Burgh of Irvine.Collection of holograph letters,…
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…
Multi-function arts centre with theatre, studio and gallery spaces, plus stylish cafe bar and foyer, Scottish Arts Council funded. Cultural hub for…
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…
The UK's first dedicated centre for genealogical research houseing registration services, family history research room and archives under one…
Fully operational with modern fire appliances, Arial Rescue Platform and Major Incident Unit. Up to date training facilities and community safety…
Thomas Smellie, 1906-7, Free Gothic in red sandstone on impressive site. Carillon of bells, 1950, Norman and Beard organ. Stained glass by Stephan…
Built as bonded warehouse 1895-97, extended 1898 and 1907. This four-storey,multi-bay, French Renaissance style brick and slate, category B listed…
The UKs first dedicated centre for genealogical research housing registration services, family history research room and some archives under one roof.…
Category A Listed, recently the subject of major renovation.Body of the Church by Robert Johnstone, 1802. Enlarged 1831 with later 19th century…
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.…
Landmark building standing on former Moot Hill. Category B listed, opened 1825. Chancel added 1910 and beautiful War memorial window 1919. Former…
Modern red sandstone court complex completed 1987. Two large jury courts, three small non-jury courts, sheriffs' chambers, witness and jury rooms,…
Courtroom used by Town Council reached up stone steps, over vaulted basement jail. Jougs for offenders.
Designed by David Hamilton, completed 1816, and built on the foundations of the NW tower of the 12th century Tironensian Abbey. Staffed by volunteers…
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…
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…
The Mother Lodge was founded in Kilwinning c. 1140. Present building consecrated 1893. Masonic and other artefacts, some dating back to the early 17th…
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 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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Impressive Early English Gothic in red sandstone. Rich interior with hammer beam roof, Willis organ, and outstanding stained glass by Stephen Adam,…
Largs Museum Trust presents a fine collection of domestic artefacts, seaside souvenirs, and photographs of old Largs and Australian connections; and…
Opened in 1910 and still largely in original condition with many original features and furniture.
Private museum containing instruments, uniforms and memorabilia relating to the aircraft reporting duties in WW2 and the potential nuclear missile…
Within Auld Kirkyard, off Main Street, near Museum.1636 Renaissance-style canopied tomb within mausoleum to Montgomerie family. Splendid painted…
Red sandstone church by Henry Steele and Andrew Balfour, 1892.Three-stage tower with spire and clock. Interesting carved octagonal pulpit and notable…
Congregation dates from the Disruption of 1843. Building reconstructed late 19C in French Romanesque style by Archibald J Grahame, his only monument,…
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…
Open specially for Ayr 800, take a look inside this nightclub in daytime! Impressive, well-equipped interior.
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…
Set in 7 acres of landscaped gardens, the crematorium was built by the local authorities in 1966. Guided tours will be conducted through the…
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…
Late 16th century, L-shaped, 4-storey fortified tower house with early 19thcentury additions. There's a particularly fine oriel windowshowing nine…
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…
Scottish Baronial landmark building by McKissock & Rowan, Glasgow, 1888 from bequest of local merchant, Thomas McKechnie, the Institute houses an…
Comprises visitor portacabin and Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post, manned until 1991. The primary function was to monitor and report…
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…
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…
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…
This traditional tower house was built c 1530 for the Campbells of Loudoun. The tower has been restored by Strathclyde Building Preservation Trust.
Part of terrace built by Dalmellington Iron Company for its employees. Provides fascinating insight into living conditions of an Iron Company…
Former Ardrossan Parish Church built 1773 given major renovation. Fine mediaeval stone sarcophagus, portrait of Archibald, 13th Earl of Eglinton, a…
Red sandstone church built in 13th century Gothic style, with dominating 150 ft spire. Interior has painted ceiling symbolising Creation. There are…
Largely built 1774. Elegant steeple. Stained glass by W & J J Kier, with 1996 window by Susan Bradbury to commemorate bicentenary of death of…
The estate was boughtin 1764 by Richard Oswald 'the Peacemaker' born in 1705, whonegotiated the Peace Treaty following the American War of…
The Palace Theatre developed from James Ingram's Corn Exchange is 150 years old this month.Visit this unique building, learn more about its…
Well maintained typical rural parish church, built 1820. Stained glass windows above pulpit depict David and Jonathan and Faith and Charity. The Good…
Portencross Castle is a wonderful example of what can be achieved when everyone involved in a project works together to overcome problems.…