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The route, which is 66 km long, [1] follows the course of the River Ayr from its source at Glenbuck Loch to the sea at Ayr, where the trail links with the Ayrshire Coastal Path. [2] The path was developed as part of the Coalfield Access Project, a funding package of £2.5m that was used to improve public access to the countryside in the former ...
Map of places in East Ayrshire compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties. This List of places in East Ayrshire is a list of links for any town, village, hamlet, castle, golf course, historic house, nature reserve, reservoir, river and other place of interest in the East Ayrshire council area of Scotland. Dean Ford over Kilmarnock Water River Afton ...
Wallace's Cave in the Lugar Gorge at Auchinleck in the Parish of Auchinleck, East Ayrshire is an 18th-century grotto, [1] contemporary with Dr Johnson's Summerhouse which is also located on the Auchinleck Estate. [2] [3] [4] It shows superior workmanship and is possibly the enlargement of a pre-existing cave. [5]
Turnberry Lighthouse, or Turnberry Point Lighthouse, is a category B listed minor light on the South Ayrshire coast of Scotland. It was designed by David and Thomas Stevenson and completed in 1873. It is a conspicuous landmark when seen from the Ayrshire Coastal Path and the Trump Turnberry golf resort.
The innovative river walk begins at a totem pole, inscribed with "Muirkirk", located near the loch. There is also a permanent bird-hide on the loch to observe local waterfowl . A useful local collection of Muirkirk Advertiser items provides much historic data and articles along with births, deaths and marriages for Glenbuck.
Maps of the area name a mound to the east of Loudoun Hill as "Wallace's Grave". Traditionally this is the burial site of the English dead, rather than Wallace's own grave. On the slope opposite the mound is a monument to Wallace. Called the "Spirit of Scotland", it shows an outline of Wallace in steel, five metres high.
Howard Park in 2010. Howard Park is a public park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.It was previously known as Barbadoes Green. The roots of Kilmarnock Football Club may be traced back to the park.
Barony A Frame. The Barony A Frame is a preserved headgear in East Ayrshire, Scotland, located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Auchinleck.One hundred and eighty feet high, [1] it was built in 1954 as part of the modernisation of the Barony Colliery, which had been opened in 1907.