James Brown has worked with community leaders and local researchers to uncover fascinating insights into what has shaped he landscape and human heritage of this beautiful, unsung area.

You'll meet puffins and otters; monks and martyrs; and fossils that speak of the first England-Scotland clash. You'll learn place-name codes; and trace pilgrim trails and Celtic rites.

Sons and daughters of this modest Earldom have filled the world stage - from Robert the Bruce to the inventor of the electric meter. Their legacy, as this book recalls, is one of many reasons to be proud to be in Carrick.

This publication is now available for purchase on-line through Amazon and also available from Waterstones, Ayr, Dundonald Castle Visitor Centre, The Wave, Girvan and The Sweetie Shop, Dalrymple Street, Girvan