See and do

As is common along the shore of this part of the Clyde, rich red sandstone has been used in the construction of many of the village's buildings.

Carleton Castle is a 15th-century five-storey tower, and a Category B-Listed building.

A monument commemorating the final resting place of the Russian cruising vessel, the Varyag, which ran aground off the Ayrshire coast

The Auld Kirk of Ayr has been a centre of worship in the town of Ayr for over 800 years

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

The 12th Century Ardrossan Castle is one of the oldest castles in Scotland.

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".

Brodick is the main village on the Isle of Arran, halfway along the east coast of the island.

Set into a rocky red sandstone outcrop overlooking the River Lugar, Peden's Cave served as the rumoured hide-out for persecuted Covenanters throughout the 17th century

Located in the graveyard of the ruined Covenanters Church in Old Dailly, the two Blue Stones once sat at the altar and were known as Sanctuary Stones.

Bute has its fair share of mysterious stones and one of the easiest examples to find on the island is at the Blackpark Plantation.

The Prophet's Grave is the burial site for the 17th-century preacher, the Reverend William Smith, and is located in the Brisbane Glen near Largs

Sculpture by Andy Scott commemorating a Greenock working-horse

Little Cumbrae Lighthouse was completed in 1793 by Thomas Smithand and Robert Stevenson

This is Cumbrae's sole standing stone though there are records of two more nearby. I