Ayrshire is perhaps best known for one particular resident: Robert Burns. Yet long before Mr Burns ever disturbed a mouse in the Ayrshire feilds it had some other fascinating inhabitants- at least if legend is to be believed.
Cannibals to Kings, Fairies to the Devil himself and even the odd Druid sage and Celtic Goddess; the folk history Ayrshire is full of remarkable characters. It is even believed that many of these tales fuelled Burns’s works- especially that of his epic: Tam O’Shanter.
Ayrshire’s vast history alongside its folklore makes this a place in Scotland where the two often collide creating some very vivid and exciting tales which we look forward to sharing with you.
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William Wallace and Ardrossan Castle It is said that the ghost of William Wallace roams the grounds of the castleon stormy nights. By Aidan Lynn
Tam O’Shanter She tauld thee weel thou was a skellum, A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum By David White & Robert Burns Tam O’Shanter is perhaps
The De’il of Ardrossan If you walk along the sand from Ardrossan South Beach and glance eastward, you will see the red ruin of Ardrossan