See and do

The village of Dundonald lies west of Kilmarknock in South Ayrshire.

Heather Lodge, holistic therapy centre.

Torr a’Chaisteal Dun dates back to the Iron Age, lying about a mile from Sliddery on the Isle of Arran.

As is common along the shore of this part of the Clyde, rich red sandstone has been used in the construction of many of the village's buildings.

The formidable-looking Maybole Castle is a four-storey garret tower in the Ayrshire town of Maybole.

The ruins of majestic 16th-century Greenan Castle guard the cliffs of south-west Ayr, overlooking the Firth of Clyde

Darvel is a small town in East Ayrshire, on the right bank of the River Irvine.

Little Cumbrae Island is an island in the Firth of Clyde

Robert Simson was a Scottish mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow. The Simson line is named after him

The Rothesay Cenotaph was built after the First World War.

Kilpatrick is an intriguing site comprising of a complex of ancient structures.

Set into a rocky red sandstone outcrop overlooking the River Lugar, Peden's Cave served as the rumoured hide-out for persecuted Covenanters throughout the 17th century

Sannox Bay is a small but tranquil beach in the small village of Sannox on the North West of Arran.

New Cumnock is a former mining town in East Ayrshire. It expanded during the 18th century; mining remained its main industry until pits closed in the 1960s.

Lochranza, a village on the Isle of Arran, boasts a dramatic castle, a distillery and plenty of wildlife in the surrounding area.