Kilwinning - Abbey and mercats
We hope you enjoy the Kilwinning Heritage Trail. The letters in brackets correspond to the plaque position on the map below.
- (A) John McGavin, 1814-1881; benefactor to Kilwinning
- (B) Caley House; site of Caledonian Railway Station
- (C) Robert W Service, 1874-1958; Bard of the Yukon
- (D) Segdoune Queen; local festival
- (E) Abbey Green Medieval Town Square
- (F) Greenfoot Church, 1759-1956; original Secession Church
- (G) John Parkinson, 1874-1918; poet and writer on Islam
- (H) Masonic Lodge Mother Kilwinning; founded circa 1140
- (I) Ancient Society of Kilwinning Archers Papingo Shoot
- (J) Kilwinning Abbey and Old Parish Church
- (K) Mercat Cross, 17th & 18th century buildings
- (L) Abbott Adam's Bridge, 1439; widened 1857
- (M) Kilwinning Cemetery and War Memorial
- (N) James Service, 1823-1899; Australian politician
- (O) Buckreddan House; former maternity home
- (P) Eglinton Estate Castle and Country Park
- (Q) Eglinton Ironworks, 1846-1926
We've gathered some useful Kilwinning links below:
- North Ayrshire's Yesterd@ys - Kilwinning
- Ayrshire Roots - Kilwinning - history of the town with links to Parish Registers and Kilwinning Archers
- Kilwinning Heritage - brief description of the local historical sites
- Kilwinning Abbey - history of this important church
- Kilwinning Abbey Tower
- Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume
- SCRAN - search for photos of Kilwinning
Our app
You can download our libraries' app and access the Heritage Trails app. Follow the trail on the move from a mobile phone or tablet.
Click/touch the letters on the map below to read information about the location of each plaque. You may like to download (pdf) these Kilwinning Trail Notes to accompany your walk.
We've also collated all the information from the Kilwinning Trail into this single pdf file (425Kb) for your convenience.
