The Thatched Pubs of Scotland
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The Scottish Thatched Pubs
Believed to be just two
Ayr, Tam O'Shanter Inn (1)
Kirkoswald, Souter's Inn (2)
The Scottish Thatched Pubs of 2026
Tam O'Shanter Inn, Ayr
1. Tam O'Shanter Inn, 230 High Street, Ayr, Ayrshire KA7 1RQ
A wonderful pub and a real Scottish treasure.
Grant aided rethatch in 2024 with, remarkably, Tayside reeds.
Rear view shows the evolving character of this historic pub.
Tam O'Shanter Inn, Ayr
Souter's Inn, Kirkoswald
2. Souter's Inn, 47 Main Road, Kirkoswald, Maybole, Ayrshire KA19 8HY
Huge thatched roof to this extensively modernised complex.
Renamed from Souter Johnnies Inn in 2012.
Renamed from the Shanter Hotel in 2007.
Souter's Inn, Kirkoswald
Thatched Pub Project Home Page
Tam O'Shanter Inn, Ayr
1. Tam O'Shanter Inn, 230 High Street, Ayr, Ayrshire KA7 1RQ
A wonderful pub and a real Scottish treasure.
Grant aided rethatch in 2024 with, remarkably, Tayside reeds.
Rear view shows the evolving character of this historic pub.
Tam O'Shanter Inn, Ayr
Souter's Inn, Kirkoswald
2. Souter's Inn, 47 Main Road, Kirkoswald, Maybole, Ayrshire KA19 8HY
Huge thatched roof to this extensively modernised complex.
Renamed from Souter Johnnies Inn in 2012.
Renamed from the Shanter Hotel in 2007.
Souter's Inn, Kirkoswald
Thatched Pub Project Home Page
1. Tam O'Shanter Inn, 230 High Street, Ayr, Ayrshire KA7 1RQ
A wonderful pub and a real Scottish treasure.
Grant aided rethatch in 2024 with, remarkably, Tayside reeds.
Rear view shows the evolving character of this historic pub.
Tam O'Shanter Inn, Ayr
Souter's Inn, Kirkoswald
2. Souter's Inn, 47 Main Road, Kirkoswald, Maybole, Ayrshire KA19 8HY
Huge thatched roof to this extensively modernised complex.
Renamed from Souter Johnnies Inn in 2012.
Renamed from the Shanter Hotel in 2007.
Souter's Inn, Kirkoswald
Thatched Pub Project Home Page
Tam O'Shanter Inn, Ayr
Souter's Inn, Kirkoswald
2. Souter's Inn, 47 Main Road, Kirkoswald, Maybole, Ayrshire KA19 8HY
Huge thatched roof to this extensively modernised complex.
Renamed from Souter Johnnies Inn in 2012.
Renamed from the Shanter Hotel in 2007.
Souter's Inn, Kirkoswald
Thatched Pub Project Home Page
Tam O'Shanter Inn, Ayr
Souter's Inn, Kirkoswald
2. Souter's Inn, 47 Main Road, Kirkoswald, Maybole, Ayrshire KA19 8HY
Huge thatched roof to this extensively modernised complex.
Renamed from Souter Johnnies Inn in 2012.
Renamed from the Shanter Hotel in 2007.
Souter's Inn, Kirkoswald
Thatched Pub Project Home Page
2. Souter's Inn, 47 Main Road, Kirkoswald, Maybole, Ayrshire KA19 8HY
Huge thatched roof to this extensively modernised complex.
Renamed from Souter Johnnies Inn in 2012.
Renamed from the Shanter Hotel in 2007.
Souter's Inn, Kirkoswald
Thatched Pub Project Home Page
Souter's Inn, Kirkoswald
Thatched Pub Project Home Page