Bonnyton Thistle F.C.

Bonnyton Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the Bonnyton area in the town of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. They are members of the West of Scotland Football League, in the sixth tier of the Scottish football league system, having joined the league in 2020 from the South of Scotland Football League. Founded in 1912, they were previously a youth and amateur team. Their home ground is The Synergy Arena, located in the Townholm area of Kilmarnock, which has a capacity of 1,000. It was opened in 2017 to coincide with the club's move into senior football.

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Kilmarnock Infirmary

Kilmarnock Infirmary was a general hospital in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire in Scotland. Opened in 1868, it was designed by renowned Kilmarnock architect William Atkinson Railton. In 1948, the National Health Service (NHS Scotland) was established, meaning Kilmarnock Infirmary had come under national control. Following hospital services for Kilmarnock and the surrounding population being transferred to Crosshouse Hospital in the early 1980s, Kilmarnock Infirmary closed in 1982.

Burns Monument, Kilmarnock

The Burns Monument in Kay Park, Kilmarnock, Scotland, commemorates the poet Robert Burns (1759–1796). It is located at an elevated position within Kay Park, to the east of Kilmarnock Town Centre. The monument was opened in 1879, and is a category B listed building. In 2004, following years of neglect by the local council, fire destroyed most of the building. What was left of the monument was incorporated into the new Burns Monument Centre which opened in 2009. In 2010 the centre was shortlisted for the Carbuncle Cup award run by Building Design.

Kay Park

Kay Park is a 30 acres (12 ha) park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The money for its purchase was bequeathed to the town of Kilmarnock by former native insurance broker Alexander Kay who died in Glasgow in January 1866.

Kilmarnock railway viaduct

Kilmarnock railway viaduct, known locally as The Viaduct, is a railway viaduct crossing the town centre of Kilmarnock, and was constructed between 1843 and 1850. The bridge begins at Kilmarnock railway station and leads to destinations in England. It is a most distinctive feature of the town centre with 23 masonry arches and defines the northern boundary of the town centre. It was built in the 1840s to enable the Glasgow–Kilmarnock line to continue to Carlisle. The structure is a Category B listed building.