The council of South Ayrshire is one of the three unitary authoritiesLocal government administrative unit in the UK. that make up the historic and registration county of Ayrshire, in south-west Scotland.[1][2]
The council contains 74 of the 160 Category A listed buildingsStructure of particular architectural and/or historic interest deserving of special protection. in Ayrshire, structures considered to be “buildings of special architectural or historic interest”.[3]
Location | Architect | Completed | Entry number | Image | |
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1 and 3 New Bridge Street | Ayr![]() | Alexander Stevens | 1787 | 21689 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
3 Grey Gables | Monkton![]() | 1909 | 6385 | ![]() Canmore | |
22 Sandgate and 2 and 4 Cathcart Street | Ayr![]() | c. 1600 | 21788 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
34 New Bridge Street and 2, 2a Academy Street Including Boundary Wall | Ayr![]() | 1832 | 21700 | ![]() Canmore | |
Auchans Castle | Dundonald![]() | 1644 | 984 | Wikimedia Commons | |
Auchincruive Estate, Oswald’s Temple (Tea House) | ![]() | Robert Adam | 1778 | 996 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Auchincruive House | Auchincruive![]() | Robert Adam | c. 1764 | 99 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Auld Brig over River Ayr | Ayr![]() | 1470–1525 | 21495 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Auld Kirk of Ayr | Ayr![]() | Theophilius Rankeine | 1652–1654 | 21653 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Auld Kirk of Ayr Gateway | Ayr![]() | 1656 | 21654 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Aviaries and Swan Cottage, Culzean Castle | Maybole![]() | Late 18th to late 19th century | 7605 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Ayrshire Management Centre (Craigie House) | Craigie![]() | W. H. Playfair | c. 1837 | 21556 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Ballantrae Windmill | Ballantrae![]() | Probably late 17th century | 6634 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Baltersan Castle | Maybole![]() | 7588 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | ||
Bargany House | Old Dailly![]() | 1681 | 1171 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Barns House | Ayr![]() | 17th century to gabled wing; early 19th-century main house | 21496 | ![]() British Listed Buildings | |
Blairquhan | Straiton![]() | William Burn | 1842 | 19094 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Brig o’ DoonLate medieval bridge in Ayrshire, Scotland, best known as the setting for the final verse of Robert Burns's poem Tam o' Shanter. | Alloway![]() | 15th century | 21474 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Burns Bachelor Club | Tarbolton![]() | 17th century | 19689 | Wikimedia Commons | |
Burns CottageBirthplace of Robert Burns (1759–1796), Scotland's national poet. | Alloway![]() | 1757 | 21476 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Burns Monument | Alloway![]() | Thomas Hamilton | 1818–1822 | 21477 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Camellia House, Culzean Castle | Maybole![]() | James Donaldson | c. 1815 | 7597 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Cassillis Castle | Dalrymple![]() | 14th century with 17th-century additions | 13655 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Meddan | Troon![]() | Reginald Fairlie | 1911 | 42129 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Collegiate Church | Maybole![]() | 1371 | 37688 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Coodham House (Fatima House) | Symington![]() | c. 1831 | 14368 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Crossraguel Abbey | Maybole![]() | 1244 | 7589 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Culzean Castle | Maybole![]() | Robert Adam | 1777–1812 | 7595 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Culzean Castle, Bathing Complex | Maybole![]() | 1816 | 7609 | ![]() Geograph | |
Culzean Castle Estate, Cat Gates (Swinton Gate) | Maybole![]() | John Thin | 1796 | 7614 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Culzean Castle Courtyard | Maybole![]() | Later 18th century to c. 1833 | 51823 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Culzean Castle Estate, Fountain Court | Maybole![]() | Robert Adam | 1785 | 51824 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Culzean Castle Estate, Home Farm | Maybole![]() | Robert Adam | 1787 | 7596 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Culzean Castle Estate, Hoolity Ha’ Lodge and Bridge | Maybole![]() | Robert Lugar | c.1816 | 7603 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Culzean Castle Estate, Ruined Arch and Viaduct | Maybole![]() | Robert Adam | c. 1785 and 1800 | 51827 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Culzean Castle Estate, Stable Court | Maybole![]() | Robert Adam, Robert McLachlan and others | 18th to 19 centuries | 51829 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Culzean Castle Walled Garden | Maybole![]() | 1752 | 7612 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Dalquharran Castle | Dailly![]() | Robert Adam | c. 1790 | 125 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Dovecote, Drumfad | Kirkmichael![]() | 1762 | 7558 | ![]() Canmore | |
Drumburle | Dailly![]() | 18th century | 1119 | ![]() Canmore | |
Fairlie House | Dundonald![]() | 985 | ![]() Canmore | ||
Fairlie House, Lodge | Dundonald![]() | 987 | ![]() Canmore | ||
Holy Trinity Church | Ayr![]() | John Loughborough Pearson | 1888 | 21586 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Kennedy Mausoleum | Ballantrae![]() | 17th century | 869 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Kildonan House | Barrhill![]() | James Miller | c. 1930 | 1052 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Kilkerran House | Dailly![]() | James Smith | c. 1700 | 1114 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Killochan Castle | Old Dailly![]() | Late 16th century | 1173 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Kirkoswald Parish Church | Kirkoswald![]() | 1777 | 7583 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Laigh Milton Viaduct[a]Also in East Ayrshire as it crosses the River Irvine, which is the council boundary | Gatehead![]() | William Jessop | 1809–1811 | 990 | Wikimedia Commons |
Loudoun Hall | Ayr![]() | c. 1513 | 21656 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Macrae Monument | Monkton![]() | 14253 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | ||
Maybole Castle | Maybole![]() | Probably early 17th century | 37709 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Mercat Cross | Prestwick![]() | Rebuilt in 1777 | 40328 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Neilshill House | Tarbolton![]() | Probably late 19th century | 14355 | ![]() Canmore | |
Newark Castle | Maybole![]() | 15th or 16th century | 14300 | ![]() Canmore | |
Parish Church and Graveyard | Symington![]() | 1160 | 14357 | Wikimedia Commons | |
Penkill Castle | Old Dailly![]() | Late 16th century | 1148 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Piersland House Hotel (formerly Piersland Lodge) | Troon![]() | William Leiper | 1898–1899 | 42114 | ![]() Travel Weekly |
Queen’s Court House | Ayr![]() | Peddie & Kinnear | 1857 | 21777 | ![]() Canmore |
Rozelle House | Ayr![]() | 1754 | 21763 | ![]() Art UK | |
Ruined Church of St. Cuthbert | Monkton![]() | 14251 | Wikimedia Commons | ||
Salt Pan Houses at St Nicholas Golf Course | Prestwick![]() | c. 1760 | 40332 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Savoy Croft | Ayr![]() | James A Morris | 1893 | 21795 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Sheriff Court | Ayr![]() | Robert Wallace | 1818–1822 | 21820 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Souter Johnnie’s Cottage | Kirkoswald![]() | 1785 | 7586 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
St John’s Cottage | Maybole![]() | Early 19th century | 37718 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
St Quivox Parish Church | Ayr![]() | Medieval | 48638 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
St Quivox Parish Church, Mausoleum | Ayr![]() | William Henry Playfair | 1822 | 47011 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Stables, Killochan Castle | Old Dailly![]() | 18th century | 1174 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Straiton (St Cuthbert’s) Parish Church and Graveyard | Straiton![]() | 1758 | 19089 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons | |
Tarbolton Parish Church | Tarbolton![]() | Robert Johnston | 1821 | 14349 | Wikimedia Commons |
Town Buildings | Ayr![]() | Thomas Hamilton | 1827–1832 | 21692 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
Wallace’s Monument | Barnweill![]() | Robert Snodgrass | 1855–1857 | 4856 | Wikimedia Commons |
Windmill, Whiteside | Monkton![]() | 17th century | 14252 | ![]() Wikimedia Commons |
See also
- Category A listed buildings in AyrshireCategory A listed buildings in the historic and registration county of Ayrshire in south-west Scotland.