What is recorded here
Martyrs Parish Church rose in New Cumnock in 1833, its stones laid to honour victims of religious persecution rather than distant kings. The building still stands beside Castle, carrying a twentieth-century war memorial that extends the list of local losses into modern gunfire. Together they form an unbroken ledger of suffering, waiting for people brave enough to read it without looking away.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records New Cumnock, Castle, Martyrs Parish Church as Church (mid 19th Century) (1833), War Memorial (20th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
New Cumnock Castle was originally built by the Maxwell family in the 16th century and later held by the Cuninghame family. It is remembered as a historic stronghold in South Ayrshire and for its association with local religious and military history.
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Places near here
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New Cumnock, Castle, Town HallPolice Station (20th Century), Town Hall (late 19th Century) - (20th Century) (1888) · 25 yd
New Cumnock, Castle, Primary School and NurserySchool (period Unassigned), War Memorial (20th Century) · 175 yd
Robert Burns StatueMemorial · 222 yd
New Cumnock, Afton Bridgend, Place of WorshipPlace of Worship (late 20th Century) · 301 yd
New Cumnock, Cumnock CastleCastle (medieval), Moat (medieval) · 360 yd
New Cumnock, Afton Cemetery, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 1115 yd
PolquhirterAxehead (stone)(period Unassigned) · 1489 yd
Burnt HillMountain / peak · 1.9 mi
Hungry HillMountain / peak · 2.1 mi
Hare Hill Wind FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 2.9 mi
Glaisnock HillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.2 mi
Kyle CastleTower House (medieval) · 4.0 miOther information
Photo: Billy McCrorie · CC BY-SA 2.0