St. John the Baptist's Tower (Ayr)
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tower, church, Category B Listed Scotland
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Category B Listed Building
Ancient rest of the church who was constitution the Scottland Parlament. (1315)
St John's Tower is a remarkable feature in Ayr, but probably more so because hardly anyone knows about it!www.clydesite.co.uk/ayr/stjohns.asp
The tower was one of the later additions to the original kirk of Ayr, first established around 1300. It was in this old kirk (although new then of course) that the nobility and Parliament of Scotland officially passed the crown to Robert The Bruce at a specially convened meeting.
From here Cromwell established himself and commanded most of Scotland, building for his troops a garrison, much of the walls of which remain extant.
It is a shame that the rest of what is reputed to have been as most magnificent church was demolished, but still astonishing to find such an ancient tower intact and looking better able to withstand the future than many modern structures
www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-21766-bruce-crescen...
Ancient rest of the church who was constitution the Scottland Parlament. (1315)
St John's Tower is a remarkable feature in Ayr, but probably more so because hardly anyone knows about it!www.clydesite.co.uk/ayr/stjohns.asp
The tower was one of the later additions to the original kirk of Ayr, first established around 1300. It was in this old kirk (although new then of course) that the nobility and Parliament of Scotland officially passed the crown to Robert The Bruce at a specially convened meeting.
From here Cromwell established himself and commanded most of Scotland, building for his troops a garrison, much of the walls of which remain extant.
It is a shame that the rest of what is reputed to have been as most magnificent church was demolished, but still astonishing to find such an ancient tower intact and looking better able to withstand the future than many modern structures
www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/sc-21766-bruce-crescen...
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 55°27'48"N 4°38'13"W
- St Columba's RC Church Bellfield 17 km
- Our Lady Of Mount Carmel RC Church 20 km
- St Blane's Church 39 km
- Sweetheart Abbey 84 km
- Site of the Ruthwell Cross 93 km
- St Augustine's R C Church 124 km
- St Margaret Mary Church 127 km
- St Mary's Church 139 km
- Martindale Church & Grounds 151 km
- Chapel Island 176 km
- Fort 0.5 km
- Old Belmont 1.8 km
- Masonhill 2.5 km
- Whitletts and Dalmilling 2.7 km
- Doonfoot and Seafield 3 km
- Rozelle 3.5 km
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 5.1 km
- South Ayrshire Council 19 km
- East Ayrshire Council 21 km
- North Ayrshire Council 30 km