Drybridge

Drybridge is a small village in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Drybridge is thus named because of the "dry bridge" over the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway, opened in 1812.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dundonald Castle and Auchans Castle.

Dundonald Castle

Castle

Photo: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dundonald Castle is situated on a hill overlooking the village of Dundonald, between Kilmarnock and Troon in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Dundonald Castle is a fortified tower house built for Robert II on his accession to the throne of Scotland in 1371 and it was used as a royal residence by Robert II and his son Robert III.

Auchans Castle

Castle

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Auchans Castle, House, House of Auchans or Old Auchans, is a mock military mansion, Category A listed, T-plan building of a late 16th-century date converted to the L-plan during the early-to-mid-17th century; its ruins stand about 1 km W of Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Laigh Milton Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Laigh Milton Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Laigh Milton mill to the west of Gatehead in East Ayrshire, Scotland, about five miles west of Kilmarnock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dreghorn and Dundonald.

Dreghorn

Village

Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dreghorn is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, 3.5 kilometres east of Irvine town centre, on the old main road from Irvine to Kilmarnock. It is sited on a ridge between two rivers.