See and do

The Abbey was founded sometime between 1162 and 1188 with monks coming from Kelso in the Scottish Borders. Its ruins sit in the centre of the town.

15th century castle on the south shore of the Clyde Estuary

Upon the sloping Glecknabae Farmstead lies a bronze age Clyde-type chambered cairn

Dunlop is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, 7 miles from Kilmarnock.

Dunure Castle is located on the west coast of Scotland, in South Ayrshire, about 5 miles south of Ayr and close to the village of Dunure

The Barony A Frame is a preserved headgear in East Ayrshire

Little Cumbrae Lighthouse was completed in 1793 by Thomas Smithand and Robert Stevenson

Lamlash is the Isle of Arran’s most populous village.

Loudonhill is a volcanic plug located near the River Irvine in East Ayrshire

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The village of Dalrymple lies in the Doon Valley, on the north bank of the River Doon in East Ayrshire.

The 12th Century Ardrossan Castle is one of the oldest castles in Scotland.

The Boswell Quill is situated in Auchinleck’s historic churchyard and celebrates writer James Boswell, the inventor of modern biography.

Port Bannatyne is a coastal village on the Isle of Bute.

Kilbirnie Auld Kirk is a Church of Scotland congregation in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The building dates back to the 15th century.