Cumnock Scotland

Welcome to Cumnock Scotland

Cumnock is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The town sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the Lugar Water. There are three neighbouring housing projects which lie just outside the town boundaries, Netherthird, Craigens and Logan, with the former ironworks settlement of Lugar also just outside the town, contributing to a population of around 13,000 in the immediate locale.

The town has a strong socialist heritage due to its role as a mining centre. The father of the Labour Party, James Keir Hardie, lived in the town for a large part of his life, and a statue to him sits outside the town hall.

Cumnock is also in the heart of Robert Burns country and the poet is said to have spent time there.

Cumnock is where the the A70 from Edinburgh to Ayr meets the A76 from Dumfries to Kilmarnock, though since 1992 the latter has bypassed the town to the west.

Although much older in origin, Cumnock looks and feels Victorian, and the area still has a sense of an industrial past now largely departed. This part of East Ayrshire grew dramatically in importance during the 1800s with the discovery of ironstone and coal.

Accommodation in and around Cumnock

Price Guide - per person based on sharing room: under $40 - $41 - 70 - more than $70