Ayr, Cromwell's Fort, Powder Magazine
Magazine (17th Century)
Site Name Ayr, Cromwell's Fort, Powder Magazine
Classification Magazine (17th Century)
Canmore ID 41781
Site Number NS32SW 15.05
NGR NS 33275 22226
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41781
- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Ayr
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS32SW 15.05 3327 2221.
(NS 3327 2221) Magazine (NR) (Site of)
OS 1:500 map (1906)
A subterranean magazine for powder, still in a good state of preservation, is situated on the NW of Cromwell's fort.
Name Book 1855
There is no trace of the magazine in an open space between two houses.
Visited by OS (JLD) 28 December 1955
No further information.
Visited by OS (MJF) 6 November 1980
Note (8 November 2010)
A notice to record has been received by RCAHMS Threatened Building Survey from Historic Scotland, highlighting that the Powder Magazine of Cromwell's Fort has been re-discovered within the garden of 30/31 Montgomerie Terrace, Ayr. A TBS survey will be carried out when next in the area.
RCAHMS (IA) Nov 2010.
