Miller's Folly (c. 1853)

You'll spot Miller's Folly long before you reach it - that peculiar stone tower rising from the South Ayrshire landscape like something from a Victorian fever dream. Built around 1853, it's exactly what the name suggests: a folly, a structure with no real purpose beyond the builder's whim and wallet.

The tower stands roughly three storeys high, all ornate stonework and architectural indulgence. What makes it genuinely interesting is how it sits in the rolling Lowlands, utterly at odds with its surroundings. You can walk right up to it, circle it, study the masonry work - there's something oddly compelling about standing in front of something so unapologetically pointless.

History enthusiasts will find the story behind it worth investigating. Someone had money, someone had imagination, and this is what happened. The folly doesn't demand hours of your time - thirty minutes to an hour covers it properly, longer if you're into sketching or photography.

It's the sort of thing that works brilliantly as a walk objective when you're staying at somewhere like Haven Craig Tara Holiday Park, just a few miles away. Don't expect visitor facilities or interpretation panels. Bring your own curiosity and a decent camera. The setting itself is what makes it: that lonely, slightly daft tower in proper countryside. Some might find it underwhelming; others will love the eccentricity. Worth the drive if you're in the area, genuinely odd.