Tourism
HISTORY & HERITAGE
Castles and Historic Buildings
There are hundreds of attractive and interesting historic buildings in East
Ayrshire. A few examples are listed below:
Dunlop - Main Street and churchyard with Hans Hamilton's Tomb
and Clandeboye School [both 17th century.]
Fenwick - Laigh Fenwick and the Parish Church.
Kilmaurs - the Jougs or tollbooth.
Kilmarnock - The Cross marks the old centre of the town and today
contains a statue commemorating the printing of the first edition of Robert
Burns' poems near the site. Nearby are the old Laigh Kirk and Bank Street
areas and John Finnie Street which contains one of the finest collections
of Victorian buildings to be seen in Scotland.
Laigh Milton Viaduct , near Gatehead.
Loudoun Old Parish Kirk.
Newmilns - Keep - the nearby Kirkyard and the Old Town House
Stair - a cluster of buildings near the bridge, and Stair bridge
itself.
Mauchline - The centre of the town contains many charming buildings
which were known to Robert Burns. Some of his children and acquaintances
are buried in the churchyard.
Cumnock - The Square, containing the Old Church and the Mercat
Cross, with the nearby Baird Institute.
Ochiltree - Main Street.
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