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Historic Attractions in Ayrshire, Arran & Clyde Valley

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Dean Castle Museum and Country Park
4 stars Dean Castle Museum and Country Park

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, KA3 1XB

The Country Park boasts beautiful woodland walks, adventure playground, pets corner, visitor centre, tearoom, shop and a...

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New Lanark Visitor Centre
4 stars New Lanark Visitor Centre

New Lanark, Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 9DB

Beautifully restored conservation village, once Britain's largest cotton manufacturing centre and birthplace of Robert...

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Brodick Castle & Garden (NTS)
4 stars Brodick Castle, Garden and Country Park (NTS)

Brodick, Isle of Arran, KA27 8HY

Superb castle home of the Dukes of Hamilton, with beautiful rhododendron garden, Victorian walled garden. Also country...

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Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (NTS)
3 stars Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (NTS)

Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4PQ

Major new museum housing the most important Burns collection in the World. Temporary exhibitions, cafe, and shop.

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Culzean Castle and Country Park (NTS)
4 stars Culzean Castle and Country Park (NTS)

Maybole, South Ayrshire, KA19 8LE

This striking 18th century clifftop mansion has a fine collection of pictures and furniture. The country park, with its...

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Paisley Abbey
3 stars Paisley Abbey

Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 1JG

Established in 1169 by monks from Wenlock Abbey in Shropshire. The original church was burnt down by the English in 1307....

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Motherwell Heritage Centre
4 stars Motherwell Heritage Centre

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, ML1 3HU

Motherwell Heritage Centre features the award-winning 'Technopolis' audio-visual experience. This leads visitors from...

Sma' Shot Cottages
Sma' Shot Cottages

Paisley, Scotland, UK

The Sma' Shot Cottage complex is unique in Scotland, providing visitors with the opportunity to see two distinct periods...

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Ailsa Craig Lighthouse
Ailsa Craig Lighthouse

Scotland, UK

Built on the north east foreland of this famous Firth of Clyde landmark the lighthouse was completed in 1886.

Bachelor's Club (NTS)
Bachelor's Club (NTS)

Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, KA5 5RB

In this 17th century thatched house in Tarbolton, Robert Burns and friends formed a debating club in 1780. Burns attended...

Arbory Hill Fort
Arbory Hill Fort

Abington, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12

This well-preserved hill fort, c 500 BC, has two encircling earth ramparts and an inner stone walled enclosure with traces...

Ballochmyle Prehistoric Rock Carvings (HS)
Ballochmyle Prehistoric Rock Carvings (HS)

Mauchline, Ayrshire, KA5

This large and unusual group of cup-and-ring markings was only re-discovered in 1986. Dating from around 2500 BC they...

Souter Johnnie's Cottage (NTS)
3 stars Souter Johnnie's Cottage (NTS)

Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, KA19 8HY

The thatched cottage home of John Davidson, village souter (shoemaker) in Kirkoswald, the original Souter Johnnie in...

Newark Castle © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
4 stars Newark Castle (HS)

Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, PA14 5NH

An elegant and virtually intact castle, it was built by George Maxwell in the 15th century.

Biggar Gas Works © Crown Copyright Historic Scotland. www.historicscotlandimages.gov.uk
Biggar Gas Works (HS)

Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 6BZ

In the last century many small towns across Scotland established their own gas works. This is one of the few to survive.

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1 Dean Castle Museum and Country Park Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, KA3 1XB 4 stars
2 New Lanark Visitor Centre New Lanark, Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 9DB 4 stars
3 Brodick Castle, Garden and Country Park (NTS) Brodick, Isle of Arran, KA27 8HY 4 stars
4 Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (NTS) Alloway, Ayr, KA7 4PQ 3 stars
5 Culzean Castle and Country Park (NTS) Maybole, South Ayrshire, KA19 8LE 4 stars
6 Paisley Abbey Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 1JG 3 stars
7 Motherwell Heritage Centre Motherwell, Lanarkshire, ML1 3HU 4 stars
8 Sma' Shot Cottages Paisley, Scotland, UK
9 Ailsa Craig Lighthouse Scotland, UK
10 Bachelor's Club (NTS) Tarbolton, South Ayrshire, KA5 5RB
11 Arbory Hill Fort Abington, Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12
12 Ballochmyle Prehistoric Rock Carvings (HS) Mauchline, Ayrshire, KA5
13 Souter Johnnie's Cottage (NTS) Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, KA19 8HY 3 stars
14 Newark Castle (HS) Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, PA14 5NH 4 stars
15 Biggar Gas Works (HS) Biggar, Lanarkshire, ML12 6BZ

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