Ayr Central Conservation Area Character Appraisal - South Ayrshire ...

Ayr Central Conservation Area Character Appraisal
Part One
Included: starting at the southern end of the New
Bridge, and moving in a clockwise direction, the
conservation area boundary runs as follows: along the
south bank of the River Ayr to the south-east corner
of the Parish Kirkyard; along the southern boundary
of the Kirkyard, then south along the western side of
Mill Wynd and behind the eastern side of Kyle Street;
at Smith Street the boundary follows the building line
along the northern side of the road and around the north
side of Burns Statue Square; at the south-east end of
Dablair Road the boundary runs behind the buildings
fronting the west side of Burns Statute Square, then
behind the south side of Miller Road (where it forms
a mutual boundary with Ayr 2 Conservation Area); at
Racecourse Road it runs north along the east side of the
road, then along the northern boundary of the Fairfield
Street properties to Low Green; the boundary follows
the eastern edge of Low Green to Wellington Square,
then westwards along the south side of Pavilion Road
before heading north immediately behind the Council
offices to Bath Place; from the south side of Bath Place
the boundary runs along the rear of the properties on
the west side of Queen’s Terrace to Cromwell Road
and along the line of the Citadel Wall to Miller’s Folly;
from Miller’s Folly the boundary runs along the south
side of South Harbour Street back to the south end of
the New Bridge.
Excluded: starting at the north-east property boundary
of 43 Sandgate, the boundary of the ‘excluded zone’
runs as follows: along the rear of the Newmarket
Street and High Street rigs then behind 85–49 Dalblair
Road; from there the boundary crosses to the south
side of Dalblair Road and behind the properties on the
west side of Dalblair Road and Homebriar House, to
Fullarton Street; the boundary passes along the north
side of Fullarton Street behind Holy Trinity Church and
continues past the Bus Station to the east side of Fort
Street; from the south-west corner of 54 Fort Street
the boundary runs behind the properties at 100–60
Sandgate before crossing to the east side of Sandgate
at the Post Office, and back to 43 Sandgate.
Southern boundary at Smith Street.
Northern boundary at the Citadel.
Part of excluded zone at Fullarton Street.
County Buildings, included in the
Conservation Area; Place de St
Germain-en-Laye Gardens and Steven
Fountain currently excluded.
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