A 16th-century traveler described Glasgow as a flourishing cathedral city reminiscent of the beautiful fabrics and florid fields of England. Daniel Defoe in 1727 described it as the cleanest and beautifullest and best-built of cities. Booming prosperity, however, created a Glasgow less …
Some 19km (12 miles) south-southwest of Ayr and 6.5km (4 miles) west of Maybole on A719 is Culzean Castle. Maidens Bus (no. 60) from the Sandgate Bus Station in Ayr runs to Culzean six times per day; a 1-day round-trip ticket is £4.20 ($6.70) for adults and £2 ($3.20) for children.