Penkill Castle is a 16th century castle with 19th century additions. It is situated around half a mile south of the village of Old Dailly, to the north-east of Girvan in South Ayrshire, Scotland. In the mid 20th century Penkill fell into disrepair. It was...

Blairquhan is one of the finest Regency castles in Scotland. The Castle has been discreetly modernised to provide very comfortable facilities and a unique location for visitors, guests and special events.

The home of John Davidson, village souter (shoemaker), who was the original Souter Johnnie of Robert Burns' Tam O'Shanter. The thatched cottage, recently refurbished, contains period furniture, Burns relics and a reconstructed souter's workshop.

Set within the magnificent grounds of Rozelle Park, the Maclaurin Galleries offers a rare chance to enjoy a wide range of works from local, national and internationally acclaimed artists.

The Royal Burgh of Ayr held the Rozelle lands as part of the Barony lands of Alloway until an auction in 1754 to reduce the Burgh debt brought sale of the lands to Robert Hamilton for £2,000. The Hamilton family made their fortune in the sugar and tobacco industries...

Dunaskin Open Air Museum is set in a 110 acre site amidst the picturesque scenery of the Doon Valley. The site was originally an ironworks, built around 1850, and today it tells the story of the ironworks, coal mining and brickworks at Dunaskin through the eyes of...

The Baird Institute Museum lies in the centre of the town of Cumnock, and was opened in 1891. The Museum holds a collection of Mauchline ware of world importance, complimented by many items of Cumnock pottery, mining equipment, and photographs and artefacts of local...

Three sites operated by the Scottish Maritime Museum contain the exhibitions and collections that tell the story of the great maritime tradition of the eighteenth century through to today. On two sites the buildings themselves are important parts of that story. The...

The Gallery is housed in a restored 18th century cottage in the conservation award winning Glasgow Vennel in Irvine. The gallery includes the Heckling Shop were the world's most popular poet, Robert Burns, worked as a flax heckler. A video explains his life and work...

Sorn Castle stands in a stunning location in the middle of an 8,000 acre estate in Ayrshire. The castle sits impressively on a cliff overlooking the river Ayr, surrounded by mature parkland the castle dominates the valley, peering down at a large weir two hundred...