Visit Failford Places

Welcome to Visit Failford Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Failford

  

Failford Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Failford

---

Failford history

---

A minor ford would have been located where the Water of Fail has its confluence with the River Ayr. The name of the hamlet is also linked to a lane leading up into the Fail Hill Woods on the eastern bank. The ford branched off from the old toll road just prior to the first building in the row of houses that includes the Failford Inn.

Robert Burns and Highland Mary

The betrothal of Robert Burns and “Highland Mary” (Mary Campbell) is said to have taken place in 1786 or at nearby Coilsfield . In 1921, local Freemasons erected a memorial stone to commemorate this event .

The Failford almshouses

Almshouses in Failford, near the junction of the Ayr and Fail rivers, were constructed using funds from a bequest and had conditions of character, situation and age attached . The hospital is spacious and handsome, and is designed for inhabitants of Tarbolton and Mauchline, in indigent circumstances .

Montgomerie Quarry

By 1895 a fairly substantial red sandstone quarry had developed at the northern end of Coilsholm Wood, known as Montgomerie Quarry . This provided local employment and after it ceased to work the quarry flooded and still exists as such .

Peden’s Pulpit

In the 17th century the covenanter minister Alexander Peden is said to have held conventicles in the remote Coilsholm Wood . A sandstone outcrop that overlooked the River Ayr is known as ‘Peden’s Pulpit’ A path through the nature reserve runs to the site and an interpretation board has been supplied by the Scottish Wildlife Trust .

You can visit Failford places with Walkfo Failford to hear history at Failford’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Failford has 14 places to visit in our interactive Failford map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Failford, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Failford places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Failford & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 14 audio facts unique to Failford places in an interactive Failford map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Failford Places Map
14 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

---

–

Failford historic spots	Failford tourist destinations	Failford plaques	Failford geographic features
Walkfo Failford tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Failford

  

Best Failford places to visit

---

Failford has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Failford’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Failford’s information audio spots:

Stair, East Ayrshire Stair is a village in Ayrshire, Scotland . It lies at the bottom of a glen beside the River Ayr at the north-west border of the Parish of Stair .

Failford Failford (Scots: Failfuird) is a hamlet in South Ayrshire, Scotland . It is 4km west of Mauchline, where the Water of Fail flows into the River Ayr .

Mauchline Castle Mauchline Castle, also known as Abbot Hunter’s Tower, is a tower house dating from the fifteenth century . The tower once formed part of a group of monastic buildings associated with Melrose Abbey, and today is a category A listed building .

Visit Failford plaques