Firth of Clyde

Ayr to Dunure

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Scotland's Highlands & Islands - Lonley Planet

Photographs of the Ayrshire Coastal Path from Ayr to Dunure

on the Firth of Clyde in SW Scotland

This walk, beginning in Ayr, takes in two castles,

Greenan Castle and Dunure Castle.

The tides and weather conditions can make the route tricky

and if the tide is timed wrong it may be necessary to

climb up some rocks to reach higher ground.

However, for experienced walkers it offers plenty of reward:

with tiny harbours, rugged beaches,

clifftop viewpoints and the two great castles.

"Heads of Ayr" from the seafront at Ayr

Greenan Castle from seafront at Ayr

A landmark perched on a cliff top

above the Ayrshire Coastal Path from Ayr to Dunure on the Firth of Clyde

Greenan Castle is a 16th-century ruined tower house

some 2.5 miles south-west of Ayr,

it was originally a promontory fort

and converted in the twelfth century to a motte-and-bailey.

A tower house was built by the Lords of the Isles in the fifteenth century.

Wikipedia - Greenan Castle

Castles, Forts, Battles - Greenan Castle

Canmore - Greenan Castle

Bridge on the Coastal Path at the seafront at Ayr

Approach to Greenan Castle

View south to Deil's Dyke and "Heads of Ayr" from Greenan Castle

There is a large iron ring fixed in the rocks at Deil's Dyke

that is uncovered at very low tides.

According to legend unfortunates found guilty of witchcraft

were chained to the iron ring and drowned by the incoming tide.