Old Monkton

This Ayrshire village has its origins as a staging point in the days of horse coaches. The Industrial Revolution passed it by, but the birth of commercial aviation in the shape of the adjacent Prestwick Airport nearly consumed it when Ayrshire's chief planner in the 1950s, doubtless utilising ideas from the newish science of urban planning, was in favour of discouraging new development so that the village would decay and then could be cleared for airport expansion. Happily, the planner did not get his way and the village is still existant. This illustrated history contains photos of Townhead Farm's round horse-engine house, the Witches Stone, camping and caravan sites back in the day, as well as street scenes and other Monkton landmarks.