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St Mary’s Chapel was built near Rothesay as the second parish church on the island, after St Blane’s in the south. It can be dated to approximately 1320.

Drongan is a former mining village, in West Ayrshire approximately 8 miles from Ayr.

The Wedge is said to be the world's narrowest house.

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

The town of Maybole is situated in South Ayrshire, 9 miles south of Ayr.

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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.

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

Beloved Scottish bard Robert Burns learned to dance and debate in this authentically restored house

Ballantrae is an attractive coastal village in South Ayrshire situated 13 miles south of Girvan.

Inchmarnock lies to the west of the Isle of Bute at the northern end of the Sound of Bute.

This early Christian monastery was abandoned during Viking raids around AD 790, and lies about 2 miles from modern Kingarth.

Ascog is a small, mostly residential village on the Isle of Bute, located about 2 km south east of Rothesay.

This stunning waterfall at the Glenashdale Burn is also known by its gaelic name, Eas a’ Chrannaig.

The Rothesay Cenotaph was built after the First World War.