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B730 curves round close to the Inn.
©wfmillar
This lovely building is tucked away in the Ayrshire countryside, and is a very welcome sight when out for a drive or long walk.
©L J Cunningham
Dist:0.1km<br/>Photo taken from the right of way on the left bank of the river Ayr.
©Eric Dalton
Dist:0.1km<br/>The present Stair Parish Church was built in 1864 and subsequently extended. It stands on the same site as the original church which was built in 1706.
©Eileen Henderson
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Dist:0.1km<br/>Looking up the River Ayr on a fine October afternoon.
©Mary and Angus Hogg
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©Gordon Brown
Dist:0.2km<br/>Looking up the River Ayr. Stair Bridge was erected in 1745, with 3 masonry arches on triangular cutwaters. Within 11 years, the foundations were noted as being weak, and old milestones were used in the river bed to help protect the pier footings. (Source: "The River Ayr Way", by Dane Love.)
©Mary and Angus Hogg
Dist:0.2km<br/>Control gates for the lade can be seen to the right. The River Ayr does a tight meander here, with a good fall in height, making it ideal for water-powered mills. According to Dane Love in "The River Ayr Way" there were three mills here - a corn mill, a lint mill and a seed mill (for cleaning grass seed).
©Gordon Brown
Dist:0.3km<br/>Looking down the River Ayr on a fine October afternoon.
©Mary and Angus Hogg
Dist:0.3km<br/>Stair hone mill was worked on both banks of the river Ayr. This bridge was the main connection for the workers. Tam O' Shanter sharpening stones were mined and milled here for export with Asian rubber plantations being major importers, presumably for sharpening workers' cutting implements.
©Eric Dalton
Dist:0.3km<br/>Winding gear which was used to haul hutches at Stair Hone mine
©Eric Dalton
Dist:0.3km<br/>The houses of Milton in the distance.
©Gordon Brown
Dist:0.3km<br/>Mine shaft used for the removal of stone from Stair hone mine. The shaft is only sized for one small hutch (wagon) at a time. The workers entered via the shaft or by walking down a gradual stepped entrance.
©Eric Dalton
Dist:0.3km<br/>With the River Ayr on the left.
©M J Richardson

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