Baird Institute
Baird Institute is a museum and exhibition space in Cumnock, East Ayrshire. The register lists it as a category C listed building. There are 6 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Dumfries House (2.6 km).
Museum in Cumnock
Inside Cumnock
Baird Institute is inside Cumnock’s locality, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Category C listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Cumnock has 42 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The weather, month by month
Afternoons in Cumnock are warmest in July and August, at 18°C.
Baird Institute
Museum and exhibition space in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
In Cumnock, inside the town’s locality.
- Type
- Museum
- Listed
- Category C listed building
- Town
- in Cumnock
- Official site
- eastayrshireleisure.com/culture/the-baird-institute
Locating Baird Institute
Numbered points are the places near Baird Institute, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Cumnock’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Towns that count Baird Institute
Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Cumnock
Auchinleck
Compare the 2 towns
| Town | Where Baird Institute is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cumnock | It’s in town | 8,835 | 2 |
| Auchinleck | 1.8 km northwest of it | 3,682 | 4 |
Around Baird Institute
Within 15 km you can add 4 castles, a historic house and a museum.
Historic houseDumfries House2.6 km away2
CastleSorn Castle7 km away3
CastleRuins of Auchinleck Castle7.4 km away4
CastleKingencleugh Castle8.4 km away5
CastleMauchline Castle9.9 km away6MuseumMuseumBurns House Museum9.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Baird Institute
Where is Baird Institute?
Baird Institute is in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, inside the town’s locality.
What is Baird Institute?
Museum and exhibition space in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Baird Institute?
July and August are the warmest months in Cumnock, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Baird Institute a listed building?
Yes: category C listed building.
What else is there to see near Baird Institute?
Within 15 km: Dumfries House (2.6 km), Sorn Castle (7 km), Ruins of Auchinleck Castle (7.4 km) and Kingencleugh Castle (8.4 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Dumfries House: Julien.scavini, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sorn Castle: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ruins of Auchinleck Castle: Leslie Barrie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kingencleugh Castle: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mauchline Castle: Roger Griffith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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