What is recorded here
Arthur Memorial Church stands on Castlehill in New Cumnock, its war memorial marking the 20th Century dead. The building still occupies the same exact spot, preserving memory through stone rather than forgetting through time.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records New Cumnock, Castlehill, Arthur Memorial Church, War Memorial as 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, located on Castlehill, was originally built in the 13th century, likely by the de Cumnock family, and later held by the Cunninghams, a prominent Scottish clan. The site is historically significant due to its strategic position in South Ayrshire and its association with local medieval power dynamics.
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Places near here
New Cumnock, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 33 yd
New Cumnock, Castlehill, Arthur Memorial ChurchChurch (mid 19th Century) · 34 yd
New Cumnock, Cumnock CastleCastle (medieval), Moat (medieval) · 46 yd
Robert Burns StatueMemorial · 125 yd
New Cumnock, Afton Bridgend, Place of WorshipPlace of Worship (late 20th Century) · 635 yd
PolquheysCairn (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1311 yd
New Cumnock, Afton Cemetery, War MemorialWar Memorial (20th Century) · 1455 yd
Burnt HillMountain / peak · 2.0 mi
Hungry HillMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Hare Hill Wind FarmNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.1 mi
Glaisnock HillNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 3.1 mi
Kyle CastleTower House (medieval) · 3.8 mi