Dalgarven Mill, Museum of Ayrshire Life and Costume
The River Garnock and the mill at Dalgarven, the Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume near Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The waterwheel, lade, sluice and weir are depicted. The mill site was once held by the Abbot of Kilwinning Abbey and more recently the Ferguson family have been the millers and later chair of the Dalgarven Trust.
Kilwinning abbey drone view
Kilwinning abbey from above, April 2018.
Ashgrove Loch, its Crannogs and Hidden Treasure!
Ashgrove, Stevenston or Lochwood Loch is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in North Ayrshire. It an interesting history of habitation with up to five possible crannogs and another that may be a castle or dun site. Hidden abbey treasure may be hidden here and the old Ashgrove or Ashinyards Estate overlooked the loch. The old King's Road fro Edinburgh to Portencross ran across the northern end.
Arran Heritage Museum
The Isle of Arran Heritage Museum, founded in 1976 (open to the public in 1979) is on the main road, at Rosaburn, just north of Brodick, on the beautiful Island of Arran, Scotland.
Originally the site of a small school, the present group of buildings were a croft and smiddy, and include a farmhouse, cottage, bothy, milk house, laundry, stable, coach house and harness room.
The exhibits reflect the social history, archaeology and geology of the island.
The Douglas Fireclay Railway / Monkcastle Mine Tramway, Dalry
The Douglas Firebrick Works at Dalry in North Ayrshire was served by a double track narrow gauge cable worked inclined plane railway from the High Monkcastle Fireclay Mine. The works closed in 1982.