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 100m. 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 period of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and not with traditional folklore or prehistoric settlement.
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Places near here
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Ayr, Cromwell Road, GasworksGas Works (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 120 yd
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Ayr, Citadel PlaceVessel (stone)(period Unassigned) · 154 yd
Ayr, Seabank RoadNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 154 yd
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Ayr, Queen's Terrace, GeneralGeneral View (period Unassigned) · 234 yd
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The Low Green information plinthVisitor information · 414 yd
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