History and Heritage

History and Heritage

Burns cottage
Ayr
Display of a victorian room.

The Heritage Hub

Are you interested in finding out more about Auld Ayr’s history? The brand-new ‘Ayr Through the Ages – The Heritage...
Ayr
Exterior of stone townhouse dating to the early 16th century.

Loudoun Hall

Loudoun Hall was built around 1513 by James Tait, a wealthy burgess of Ayr. It’s one of the earliest examples...
Ayr
red metal railings with Ayrshire Archives sign

Ayrshire Archives

Ayrshire Archives is the local authority archive service for South Ayrshire Council, East Ayrshire Council and North Ayrshire Council. It...
Alloway
Burns cottage

Burns Cottage

Alloway is the birthplace of internationally renowned poet Robert Burns and a trip here would not be complete without a visit to...
Ayr
Red and black cannon

Ayr Citadel

Ayr Citadel was built in 1657 on the command of Oliver Cromwell, after the English Civil War and the abolition...
Tarbolton
Outside the Bachelor’s Club

Bachelors' Club

**Please note this location has seasonal opening hours.** The Bachelors’ Club is situated on Sandgate Street in the farming village...
Kirkoswald
Statues of Tam o Shanter and Souter Johnnie

Souter Johnnie's Cottage

Souter Johnnies’s cottage is now in the care of The National Trust for Scotland, and is packed with artefacts from...
Alloway
Burns monument with gardens

Burns Monument

Soon after the death of the great bard a committee of his greatest supporters set about memorialising the man. The...
Alloway
outside Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

Robert Burns Birthplace Museum

What better place to find out about Robert Burns than in Alloway, at the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum? There, you’ll not only see the most significant collection...
Turnberry
Turnberry castle ruin

Turnberry Castle

It’s unknown exactly when Turnberry Castle was built, but it passed to the Earls of Carrick at the beginning of...
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