St John’s Tower, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK in Citadel Place is all that remains of Ayr’s medieval parish church, dedicated to St John the Baptist. The church appears to have been founded in the late twelfth century, and it was enlarged during the following centuries. In 1315 King Robert the Bruce convened a parliament or assembly in the church to decide the succession to the Scottish throne.


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Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Photo credit: © Alister Firth / Alamy / Afripics
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