What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Ayr, Cromwell's Fort as Artillery Fortification (17th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Ayr, Cromwell's Fort is a 17th-century artillery fortification, not an early-medieval fairy fort. It is associated with military activity during the Commonwealth period and has no recorded folklore or prehistoric significance.
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