Old Photographs Of Lendalfoot South Ayrshire Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Lendalfoot, a small village located on Carleton Bay, parish of Colmonell in the old district of Carrick, now South Ayrshire, about 6 miles south of Girvan. The village is located on the curve of Lendalfoot Bay, a sandy beach looking towards Island of Arran and Ailsa Craig. Though Lendalfoot is a haven for tourists, it was discovered that it is was also a haven for birdlife by Glasgow Naturalist Charles Berry. He documented his findings in a fascinating paper called The Birds of Lendalfoot, which was published in the journal of the Natural History Society of Glasgow in 1908. A memorial stands on the side of the road here with its back to the sea, consisting of a gravestone like carved stone surrounded by a white painted wall. This structure commemorates the wrecking of a ship on this rocky shore and the drowning of Archie Hamilton and his crew from King's Cross on Arran on 11 September 1711. Carleton Castle is a 15th century five-storey tower and barmakin, once held by the Cathcarts of Killochan that stands in a prominent position overlooking the village close to the Games Loup cliffs. In 1832 the Carleton Fishery was built, consisting of a row of fishermens cottages. The Varyag Memorial stands just beyond the Carleton Fishery.

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