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| A Short Walk Around Ayr Town | A walk around Ayr Town looking at some of the historical sites of interest. |
| Ayrshire Rivers Trust | Review of a talk about the Ayrshire Rivers Trust, by Peter Minting. |
| Bewick, Thomas - History and Examples | Wood Engravings by Thomas Bewick with a note about him by John Rayner. |
| Burns, Robert poem - Captain Groses Peregrinations | Burns wrote this poem after the death of Francis Grose, the man who inspired Tam OShanter. |
| Burns, Robert poem - Death and Dr.Hornbook | An extensively annotated copy of this poem linking The Bachelors Club, Tarbolton and a great story! |
| Burns, Robert poem - Halloween | An extensively annotated copy of this fascination poem that illustrates the old folklore of Halloween. |
| Burns, Robert poem - John Barleycorn | An extensively annotated copy of Burns version of this ancient folklore tale. |
| Burns, Robert poem - Tam OShanter | An extensively annotated copy of Burns famous ghost story. |
| Development of Stained Glass | A short essay on the development of Stained Glass. |
| Engraving and Lithography | A brief description of these techniques with examples. |
| Engravings of Turnberry Castle | A selection of beatiful engravings of the site of the castle. |
| Geology of Ayrshire | A Simplfied Geology of Ayrshire |
| Geology of Ayrshire Tour | On the Ayrshire Trail - The Geology of Ayrshire Tour. |
| Goldsmith, Oliver poem - The Deserted Village | This poem is included because of Robert Burns quotation from it at the start of his poem Halloween. |
| Kirk on the Craig | A small selection of photographs taken on Ailsa Craig by the Victorian photographer Charles Kirk. They form a small part of the book 'Kirk on the Craig'. |
| Mauchline Ware | A brief history and and general notes about collecting Mauchline ware. |
| Mercat Cross in Ayrshire | A look at the history of the Mercat Cross and photos of Cumnock and Prestwick crosses. |
| Motte and Bailey Castles in Ayrshire | A look at two of the old motte and bailey castles in Ayrshire. |
| NTS - A short history | A short history of the National Trust for Scotland extracted from 'For the Benefit of the Nation - the National Trust for Scotland: the first 70 years' by Douglas Bremner. |
| NTS - Acquisitions till 2000 | A list of the acquisitions of the National Trust for Scotland taken from 'For the Benefit of the Nation - the National Trust for Scotland: the first 70 years' by Douglas Bremner. |
| NTS - Important dates | Important dates during the early founding of the National Trust for Scotland copied from 'For the Benefit of the Nation - the National Trust for Scotland: the first 70 years' by Douglas Bremner. |
| Pre-Raphaelite Movement | A short and simple article on the Pre-Raphaelite Movement who were linked to Penkill Castle.
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| Stonemasonry | Some insights into the work of the stonemason. |
