Crosshouse周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ20

have to detour route if after 16.30 as visitor centre closed ..very muddy at places

The harbours serving Irvine at Seagatefoot and Fullarton in North Ayrshire have had a long and complex history. Irvine's harbour was one of the most important ports in Scotland in the 16th century. Across from the main harbour at Fullarton on the River Irvine there was also terminal for the ICI-Nobel Explosives plant on the River Garnock. Much of the harbour went into decline in the 19th century when Glasgow, Greenock and Port Glasgow achieved higher prominence as sea ports. There was still some commercial sea traffic linked to local needs, though the harbour went into further terminal decline in the 20th century. The weir on the River Irvine forms the formal upper limit of the harbour. Formerly owned by ICI, Irvine Harbour is now the property of NPL Estates Irvine Harbour is now officially closed as a commercial port. Until recently NPL provided a slipway for dinghies, as well as moorings and berths for pleasure craft. However, silting has taken place and the Scottish Maritime Museum's berths are not for public use.

An opencast mine was established at Sourlie in 1983. Once the extraction process ended in 1986, reclamation and landscaping followed until completion in 1987. These large boulders recovered during mining were erected on top of the restored Sourlie Hill (also known as Cairnmount Hill).

Enjoy the wonderful circle of standing stones that sit on top of Sourlie Hill (also known as Cairnmount Hill).

Remains of a magnificent gothic mansion in North Ayrshire. It's a perfect spot for a runaround or a picnic with lots of open green space.

Remains of a magnificent gothic mansion in North Ayrshire. It's a perfect spot for a runaround or a picnic with lots of open green space.

Lovely water for a dip, pretty clean and accessible

The reasonably steep but short incline to the stones at the top of Cairnmount Hill