Ayr directory
History
Towers, bridges, kirks and monuments, and the stories behind them. 50 places, 44 of them with no website on record.
Alloway Auld KirkThe roofless kirk where Tam o' Shanter saw the witches dance, and where Burns's father is buried.
Auld Brig o' AyrAyr's medieval bridge, built between 1470 and 1525 and still used every day by people walking into town.
Auld Kirk of AyrThe church that replaced St John's in 1654, where Robert Burns was baptised the day after he was born.
Ayr HarbourThe harbour that made Ayr the port of Ayrshire, still working on its north side.
Ayr Town HallThomas Hamilton's town hall, completed in 1830, with a 69-metre spire that still rules the skyline.- Ayrshire ArchivesThe archive for all three Ayrshire councils, holding Ayr's burgh charter of 1205 signed by William the Lion.Hidden gem
Brig o' DoonThe steep single-arch bridge where Tam o' Shanter escaped the witches.
Burns CottageThe clay and thatch cottage where Robert Burns was born on 25 January 1759.
Burns Monument and GardensThomas Hamilton's Grecian monument of 1823 above the Brig o' Doon, paid for by over 700 subscribers.
Memorial 15
Ayr War MemorialMemorialFort- CWGC Cross of SacrificeMemorialForehill
- Fishing vessel WatchfulMemorialFort
- Helen's CloseMemorialSee the map
- John Loudon McAdam MemorialMemorialFort
Memorial to Primrose William KennedyMemorialFort- Monument to Archibald William, Earl of Eglinton and WintounMemorialFort
Monument to James George Smith NeillMemorialFort- Monument to Sir James Fergusson of KilkerranMemorialFort
- RAF Heathfield MemorialMemorialHeathfield
- Royal Newfoundland Regiment War MemorialMemorialForehill
- Royal Scots Fusiliers South African War MemorialMemorialSee the map
- Royal Scots Fusiliers War MemorialMemorialFort
Steven Memorial FountainMemorialFort
War MemorialMemorialAlloway
