The third part of our heritage quiz is here! Give it a go and see how well you can do.
North Ayrshire Heritage Quiz Part 2
Welcome back to our Heritage Quiz! This is part two where we will continue to test your knowledge on the history of North Ayrshire. Give it a go, send it to your friends and see how well you can do! If you’d like to play part 1, click HERE.
North Ayrshire Heritage Quiz
How well do you know your North Ayrshire History? Why not put your knowledge to the test with our fun little North Ayrshire Heritage Quiz! Send it to your friends and see who can get the highest score. Be sure to keep an eye out for more quizzes that are coming in the future!
Alexander Hamilton
We have added another historical figure to our ‘Stories‘ section and this time it is Alexander Hamilton. With a father from Stevenston, Alexander Hamilton was born in Charlestown in the West Indies but eventually went to live in the USA. Alexander would go on to have a huge impact on the history of the USA: being considered one of the …
Try Our Titanic Quiz
Have you visited our Titanic Exhibition yet? It’s on until the end of April at our Heritage Centre and has been very (very) popular! If you have visited (or if you just want to get in the mood) why not test your knowledge of the famous ship with our Titanic quiz?
Titanic Honour & Glory Exhibition Video Preview
Our latest exhibition, ‘Titanic Honour and Glory’ has been a huge hit and we created this preview video to entice you further! If you haven’t managed to visit the exhibition, give this video a watch to get a taste of what there is to see! If you’d like to learn more about the exhibition, click HERE.
Castles of North Ayrshire: Lochranza Castle
We have added another castle to our ‘Castles of North Ayrshire‘ section and this time it is Lochranza Castle! Lochranza Castle sits in the north of Arran, on a peninsula at Loch Ranza. The castle dates from the 13th century when it was likely built for the MacSween family and it would play a role in different important events in …
Our New Joseph Russell Stained Glass Windows
Have you seen our two beautiful stained glass windows that we recently installed? We want to share with you their fascinating story and to do so, we have to tell you about an e-mail we received and then go back to the 19th century. In 2019 we were contacted by Dr Andrew Russell, who explained that we had some stained …
Castles of North Ayrshire: Brodick Castle
We have added another castle to our ‘Castles of North Ayrshire‘ section, this time it is Brodick Castle! A fortress has stood on the location of Brodick Castle since the 5th century and by the 10th century, the site was under the control of Norse forces until they were driven from Arran following the Battle of Largs in 1263. The …
Wallace Hartley: Titanic Exhibition
Maria Robinson was the fiancée of Titanic’s bandleader, Wallace Hartley. Wallace gave Maria this brooch and locket which contained his photograph on the occasion of their engagement. The brooch is gold with an inlay of pearls in the form of a “W” for Wallace. In April 1912 Wallace Hartley was offered the position of bandmaster for RMS Titanic, a position …