St John The Baptist's Church, Ayr

14th century, with later alterations. 5-stage square-plan tower, previously attached to the original parish (13th century) church. Coursed, squared ashlar. Base course; corbelled parapet, bowed at corner angles, caphouse, spout holes. Square headed window openings; (openings at 5th stage beneath parapet, lancet-arched; louvres; quatrefoil carving).

E (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: central round-arched entrance; steps to recessed timber door; timber door to round-arched entrance to re-entrant angle to right (ledge provides access); deeply recessed round-arched opening aligned above; plaques beneath; opening infilled; fanlight window to tympanum; deeply recessed rose window at 3rd stage; single window aligned above at 4th stage; marking of gable end of parish church visible above; lancet-arched louvred window at 5th stage. Remains of buttresses and adjoining walls visible to outer right and left.

W (REAR) ELEVATION: 4 single non-aligned openings; 2 aligned arrow-slit openings to right.

N (SIDE) ELEVATION: 4 single non-aligned openings; 3 arrow slit openings to right (non-aligned at 5th stage).

S (SIDE) ELEVATION: 4 single non-aligned openings; 4 non-aligned arrow-slit openings to left; single arrow-slit opening to right. Single opening to crowstepped gable of caphouse to outer left of parapet.

INTERIOR: main features include stone turnpike stair changing direction from SE to SW at 2nd stage; seated alcoves to N and S elevations at 2nd, 3rd and 4th stages; deep architrave moulding to tympanum opening at 2nd stage; X-detailing to moulding of rose window at 3rd stage; timber beams to roof at 5th stage.

Leaded glass windows. Grey slate roof; corniced stack.

GATEPIERS AND GATES AND BOUNDARY WALL: square-plan coped gatepiers to main entrance to NE of tower; 2-leaf decorative iron gates with side lights; gatepiers and iron gate to corner of Bruce Crescent and Eglinton Terrace; various remains of stone walling to E of tower entrance; coped rubble boundary wall enclosing site (some timber fencing to Eglinton Terrace).