As of today (14th of December 2022) we are now officially closed for the Christmas holidays at our Heritage Centre in Saltcoats. In the new year, our latest exhibition ‘Titanic: Honour & Glory’ will be waiting for you when we re-open on the 9th of January. Featuring fascinating videos and a wide variety of objects from (and relating to) the …
Private James Barrow, Dalry
We have recently received a donation of a photograph which has been quite timely given the recent Remembrance events. The photograph shows Private James Barrow of Love Lane, Dalry, who was born on 14 February 1896 and died in service with the Cameronians (1st Battalion Scottish Rifles) on 27 May 1917. He is buried at the Faubourg-D’Amiens in France. Prior …
New Addition to the Collection: Beithcraft Furniture
Those of you who have visited our wee heritage centre will know that space is not on our side! We have to think carefully about how we can make the most of what we have to display some of our wonderful objects. When we were offered a donation of two pieces of Beithcraft bedroom furniture, we knew that, despite the …
Our Latest Exhibition: Little Black Dress
The North Ayrshire Heritage Team and volunteers at Dalgarven Mill Museum of Country Life and Costume have been working in partnership to bring you the latest exhibition at North Ayrshire Heritage Centre in Saltcoats. The Little Black Dress exhibition is a celebration of that staple garment from the time the phrase was coined in the 1920s until the mini dresses …
Hidden Ayrshire: Skelmorlie Secret Bunker
Our friends at Ayrshire Film Company have created a wonderful video on Skelmorlie Secret Bunker, which is one of North Ayrshire’s hidden gems and somewhere you should definitely visit! Check it out below and you can find out more about the bunker on our information page HERE or on their official website HERE.
Places That We Know: River of Stories VR
Our friends at Places That We Know have created a wonderful VR experience (that you can watch in 2D on a normal screen too!) called ‘River of Stories’. Check out their VR section HERE. Come with us now on a journey into the past, as we pluck tales like droplets from the swirling waters of the Garnock. Don’t be afraid, …
Ardrossan Castle Archaeological Dig August 2022
Rathmell Archaeology and members of the Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society recently had a dig at Ardrossan Castle. The dig was located in the area between the Castle and the Church in the hope of finding evidence of a settlement or trackway, with small 500cm square test pits being dug. Keep an eye out on the Ardrossan Castle Heritage Society Facebook …