Ayrshire,
Southern
Scotland
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Although
much of Ayrshire consists of farmland pastures, the region has
many beaches along the Clyde coast, and is also within close proximity
to the stunning Southern Hebridean island of Arran to the west.
Ayrshire is
most famous for the magnificent 18th century Culzean Castle, designed
by the famous Scottish architect Robert Adam and set within a
country park of over 500 acres. Perched spectacularly on a cliff-top
overlooking the Firth of Clyde with views over to
the Isle of Arran, the neoclassical mansion is noted for the beautiful
design of its elegant oval staircase and the circular rooms of
its tower.
You can visit
the birthplace of the legendary Scottish poet Robert Burns in
Alloway, near Ayr, where the Kirk Alloway and the Auld Brig O'Doon
inspired parts of Tam O' Shanter.
There are also other ruins in the Ayrshire region, including Dundonald
Castle, built in the 1370s and residence of the early Stewart
kings, the late 13th century remains of Loch Doon Castle, and
on the edge of a desolate cliff, the ruinous 16th century Greenan
Castle. Other places of interest include Ayrshire's famous golf
courses in Turnberry, Troon and Prestwick, or if you are interested
in Scotland's maritime history the Maritime Museum in Irvine has
lots of nautical exhibits, with different kinds of floating vessels
moored along the harbour.
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