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Carrick Castles

Maybole Castle

High Street, Maybole, Ayrshire

Built about the middle of the sixteenth century, the Castle is the oldest inhabited house in the town. It was the town house owned by the Earls of Cassillis, the Kennedys, who spent most of the winter months in Maybole in those days. It was also the largest and finest of the twenty-eight lairds’ houses which were written about by Abercrummie...

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Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Reserve

Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere Biosphere Office Kirroughtree Courtyard Stronord Newton Stewart

The Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere is a new UNESCO Biosphere because of its combination of special wildlife areas, rich cultural heritage and communities that care about their environment. Biosphere designation will help people understand, define, sustain and enhance those special qualities. As an internationally recognised label for s...

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Carrick Castles

Culzean Castle and Country Park

Culzean Castle And Country Park, Maybole Ayrshire, KA19 8LE

Culzean is the perfect place for a day out whether you're a keen walker, enjoy admiring gardens, have an interest in architecture, or just enjoy soaking up some history. Originally built as a Tower House in the late sixteenth century above a network of caves, the castle became a centre for smuggling during the eighteenth century. Si...

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Carrick Castles

Dunure Castle

Dunure, KA7 4LN

Today Dunure Castle sits as a ruin in the North of Carrick, however, it was once the main fortress of the Earls of Cassils, the Kennedy Family. The building which originates back to the 1200’s is steeped in both family and national history. It is even said that Mary Queen of Scots once stayed at the castle. Though today the family is more clo...

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Turnberry Lighthouse

Turnberry Point, Ayrshire, KA26 9LT

An icon of the area Turneberry lighthouse was built in 1873, standing 24 metres high, it takes 76 steps to reach the top. The Northern Lighthouse Board commissioned the structure to warn boats about the nearby Bistro Rock which had wreck many ships throughout the years. However, what makes this lighthouse so special is the site it was buil...

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    Turnberry Lighthouse
    Turnberry Point, Ayrshire, KA26 9LT
    An icon of the area Turneberry lighthouse was built in 1873, standing 24 metres high, it takes 76 steps to reach the top. The Northern Lighthous...
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