Cunningham Ancestry Tour

 Introduction

This post reprises a one-day tour centred on one couple's Cunningham ancestry., I collected guests from Glasgow Airport and proceeded on a tour sites in East Renfrewshire and Ayrshire, Scotland .

 Replica Viking ship at Largs

Information on the tour

Our initial target had been Kilbarchan Parish church but this proved not accessible due to construction work. However, after consulting with a local contact the search led to nearby Kilbarchan Old Parish Church which dates from 1724 and is now closed. There are remains of an even older chapel on the same site.

Kilbarchan Old Parish Church

In course of the ancestry quest we also visited Cunninghamhead and Kilmaurs Parish Church.

 At Cunninghamhead.

Kilmaurs Parish Church

Kilbarchan.

In context of local sightseeing we visited:

  • The coastal town of Largs which boasts a marina (yacht haven) and Viking era visitor attraction. In 1263 there was a naval engagement between Norwegian (Viking) forces and Scots the ultimate outcome of which was withdrawal of the Norwegians from Scotland after a tenure of about 400 years.

 Pencil Monument (see far right of image) and Firth of Clyde at Largs, Scotland


  • The popular coastal town of Ayr where we checked into our lodgings.

 Ayr Beach

Our lodgings in Ayr.

Tam O’Shanter Inn, Ayr


An interesting aspect of the tour was an encounter with a large herd of dairy cattle being moved along the road for milking.


 

More information for the visitor

Please refer Visitors’ Guide to Scotland which contains nearly 800 pages of information and images on many aspects of Scotland. ISBN is 978-1-9161332-0-4. Also available via Kindle.

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