Scotland is steeped in history.
Why not come and explore it for yourself !!
For local history, as stated before, the Lodge is
built on the lands where the
Battle of Loudounhill
and the
Battle of Drumclog were
fought.
There is a monument to the
Battle of Drumclog
close by. This battle was on the 1st of June 1679, and was where the
Covenanters (people who were opposed to the interference by the Stuart
kings in the affairs of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland), were
attacked by English horse soldiers while holding a large religious
Conventicle in Drumclog. The horse soldiers (dragoons) had
underestimated the might and the determination of the Covenanters, who
mainly fought with basic farm tools, and the English dragoons, on this
occasion, were severely defeated !!
Sir Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin, was
born in Lochfield near Darvel, in 1881.
I can't believe someone so famous was born only minutes away from our
farm !
There are also
lime mines within a
short walk from your holiday cottage.
Loudounhill itself, is part of our history. This was
created by glacial action during the Ice Age which smoothed out the
valley, leaving behind this 'plug' of harder stone, which we believe to
be granite.
Not bad for such a small village !!
The local town of
Strathaven has a castle
ruin, and there are also stunning castles including
Blair Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Glamis Castle, Culzean Castle,
and
Stirling Castle, to
explore. Not to mention all the museums, theatres, cathedrals and
country houses within a short drive of Drumboy Lodge.
Burns cottage and the
Robert Burns National Heritage Park (the home of the
Scots poet
Rabbie Burns) and
Burns monument are situated in
Alloway (near
Ayr) and are well worth
a visit.
There are also boat trips from
Girvan to
Ailsa Craig (a dormant volcano arising from the sea).
Some suggestions for while you are here and where they
are:
Castles:
Dean Castel Country Park - Kilmarnock
Culzean Castle & Country Park - Maidens
Dundonald Castle - Dundonald
Kelburn Castle & Country Park - Largs
bothwell Castle - Uddingston
Newark Castle - Greenock
Craignethan Castle - Stonehouse
Dumbarton Castle - Dumbarton
Stirling Castle - Stirling
Castle Campbell - Dollar
Blackness Castle - Bo'ness
Bothwell Castle - Bothwell
Historic:
Souter Johnnie's Cottage - Kirkoswald
Bachelor's Club - Tarbolton
Antonine Wall - Falkirk
National Wallace Monument - Bridge of Allan
Rob Roys grave - Baluhidder
The Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway - Bo'ness
Burns National Heritage Park - Alloway
Tenement House - Glasgow
Chatelherault - Hamilton
Holmwood House - Giffnock
Pollock House - Glasgow
House for an Art Lover - Glasgow
Hill House - Helensburgh
Callendar House - Falkirk
House of the Binns - Bo'ness
Glasgow City Chambers - Glasgow
Hamilton Mausoleum - Hamilton
Leadhills & Wanlockhead Railway - Wanlockhead
Cameronian's Regimental Memorial
Antonine War World Heritage Site - Bo'Ness
Museums:
Clydebank Museum - Glasgow
David Livingston Museum - Blantyre
National Piping Centre - Glasgow
Low Parks Museum and Hamilton Mousoleum- Hamilton
John Hastie (local history) - Strathaven
National Museum of Rural Life - East Kilbride
Airdrie Observatory - Airdrie
Scottish Meritime Museum - Irvine
Vennel Gallery - Irvine
Rozelle House - Alloway
Regimental Museum - Stirling
Scottish Antique & Arts Centre - Doune
Smith Art Gallery & Museum - Stirling
Hamilton Toy Collection - Callander
Burns House Museum - Mauchline
The Dick Museum - Kilmarnock
Dalgarven Mill - Museum of Country Life & Costume - Kilwinning
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