Visit Lugton Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Lugton

  

Lugton Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Lugton

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Lugton history

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The name ‘Lugton’ is not marked on Timothy Pont’s map of 1604. In the 1830s the village consisted of only four houses: the hotel or inn, the smithy, and two toll houses. In 1845 the New Statistical Account records six other houses where spiritous liquors were sold. The road up from Uplawmoor was called the Lochlibo Road on the 1860s OS.

Turnpike

The Glasgow by Lugton, to Kilmarnock, Irvine and Ayr turnpike was completed in 1820 at the cost of £18,000. The name ‘turnpike’ originated from the original ‘gate’ used being just a simple wooden bar attached at one end to a hinge on a supporting post.

Lugton landmarks

‘Lugton Hall’ or Church

A small mission hall or church, also serving as a public hall, used to exist near the railway bridge until the 1980s. It had two commodious ante-rooms, electric power and even central heating as early as 1935. The Lugton Discussion Society also held its meetings here.

Lugton School

In 1897 the small school stood close to the north bank of the Lugton Water behind the smithy which had originally been the toll house.

Caldwell mansion, estate and castle

Caldwell House was the Mure family home until 1909. Caldwell House sits on a hillside to the south-west of Lochlibo. Only one tower remained as a prominent landmark after the times of the Covenanters.

You can visit Lugton places with Walkfo Lugton to hear history at Lugton’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Lugton has 16 places to visit in our interactive Lugton 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 Lugton, 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 Lugton places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Lugton & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 16 audio facts unique to Lugton places in an interactive Lugton map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Lugton Places Map
16 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Lugton tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Lugton

  

Best Lugton places to visit

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

Thurgartstone The Thurgartstone or Ogrestone is a prominent glacial erratic stone near Dunlop in East Ayrshire, Scotland . It is thought to have been a rocking stone at one time, but it no longer moves due to a build up of soil beneath .

Hessilhead Hessilhead used to be called Hazlehead or Hasslehead. The lands were part of the Lordship of Giffen and the Barony of Hessilheads. The castle was situated at grid reference NS380532.

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