See and do

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 town of Ardrossan sits on the North Ayrshire coast on the east shore of the Firth of Clyde.

A monument commemorating the final resting place of the Russian cruising vessel, the Varyag, which ran aground off the Ayrshire coast

Stevenston is an inland town in North Ayrshire. It is one of the 'Three Towns' along with Ardrossan and Saltcoats, on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde.

Kildonan is a small village situated on the southern coast of Arran. Its main attractions include Kildonan Beach and castle ruins.

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

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

Monument memorialising Lesley Baillie, a muse who inspired several of Robert Burns' ballads and poems

Lochranza Castle was built by the McSweens back in the 13th Century, and is managed by Historic Environment Scotland.

Carleton Castle is a 15th-century five-storey tower, and a Category B-Listed building.

Irvine Townhouse once housed the North Ayrshire district court and general administration for the council.

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

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

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

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