Welcome to Visit Lylestone Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Lylestone
Visit Lylestone places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Lylestone places to visit. A unique way to experience Lylestone’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Lylestone as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Lylestone Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Lylestone
Visit Lylestone – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 22 audio plaques & Lylestone places for you to explore in the Lylestone area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Lylestone places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Lylestone history
Lylestone Farm stands on the minor road to Auchenmade and Drumbuie that branches off from the B778 and runs past the old school. The name does not indicate a stone, but refers to the farm settlement or ‘ton’, ‘toun’ or town of Lyle.
Lylestone Row and school
In the 19th century the row contained circa nine dwellings with several buildings on the opposite side of the road . These dwellings were home to railway workers and quarrymen from the nearby extensive freestone and limestone quarries . At least three smithies once stood in the quarries near to the row .
Cartographic evidence
Lylestone Cottage sits on the B778 next to old limestone quarries which are on both sides of the road . In 1747 the settlement of Lylestown is indicated on Roy’s map with Monk Redden (sic) nearby . In 1832 the course of the present day B778 did not exist and the road stopped at Monkreddan House .
Why visit Lylestone with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Lylestone places with Walkfo Lylestone to hear history at Lylestone’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Lylestone has 22 places to visit in our interactive Lylestone 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 Lylestone, 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 Lylestone places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Lylestone & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo: Visit Lylestone Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Lylestone places to visit
Lylestone has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Lylestone’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Lylestone’s information audio spots:
Dalgarven
The tiny village of Dalgarven in North Ayrshire, Scotland is located just north of Kilwinning on the road to Dalry .
Dalgarven Mill – Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume
Dalgarven Mill is near Kilwinning, in the Garnock Valley, North Ayrshire, Scotland . The watermill has been completely restored over a number of years .
Kilwinning Old Parish church
Kilwinning Old Parish church is located (NS 30321 432940) on the site of the old Kilwinning Abbey, North Ayrshire, Scotland .
Eglinton Country Park
Eglinton Country Park is located in the grounds of the old EGLinton Castle estate, Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The ruined castle was once home to the family of the Montgomeries, Earls of Eglint, and chiefs of the Clan Montgomery.
Lands of Doura
The Lands of Doura, Dawra, Dowrey Dowray, Dourey or Douray formed a small estate, at one time part of the Barony of Corsehill and Doura. It is situated near the Eglinton Estate in the Parish of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
Visit Lylestone plaques
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plaques
here Lylestone has 1 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Lylestone plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Lylestone using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Lylestone plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.