See and do

Erected by the Officers of HMS Shearwater in memory of two midshipmen who were drowned nearby.

Portencross Castle two miles from West Kilbride. http://www.portencrosscastle.org.uk Open 11- 4 weekends, bank & school hols, Easter to end Sept. Free entry.

Torr a’Chaisteal Dun dates back to the Iron Age, lying about a mile from Sliddery on the Isle of Arran.

The Holy Isle (Scottish Gaelic: Eilean MoLaise) is one of a number of islands in the United Kingdom which go under the name "Holy Island".

The Harbour Arts Centre, located in Irvine, began its life as a seamen’s mission.

The McKechnie Institute opened in 1889, thanks to the generosity of local business man Thomas McKechnie

Beloved Scottish bard Robert Burns learned to dance and debate in this authentically restored house

Seagate Castle is a castle in North Ayrshire, in the town of Irvine, close to the River Irvine

The Giants' Graves are the remains of two Neolithic chambered tombs surrounded by tall trees near Whiting Bay on Arran.

Dunlop is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, 7 miles from Kilmarnock.

The Boswell Quill is situated in Auchinleck’s historic churchyard and celebrates writer James Boswell, the inventor of modern biography.

The Lady Margaret, foundered at Portencross on her maiden voyage in 1770, all recovered artefacts are on display in the West Kilbride Museum

Maidens is a little coastal village situated on the Firth of Clyde at the southern end of Maidenhead Bay.

The tale of Fern Andy and his cave is well known amongst locals on Cumbrae.

Blackwaterfoot is a village on the South West of the Isle of Arran.