The discovery of a fragment of a late first-century glass vessel in the primary ditch-fill of the second camp, combined with the almost square plan of the first, makes it entirely reasonable to assume that these were bases used by the forces of Agricola during the campaigns 78-84 AD mentioned by Tacitus in (de Vita Agricolae, cap xxiv) as relating to a possible descent upon Ireland.

The provision of a beach head at either site would have allowed the camps to fulfill the function of a base for Agricolan combined army and naval operations around the Scottish coast.

[10] Just north of the town is Grangestone Industrial Estate, which hosts a William Grant & Sons distillery which opened in 1964.

Among those remembered, two French sailors from the Longwy, Adolphe Harré and Samuel Brajeul, are buried in Doune Cemetery.

Bus services are run by Stagecoach West Scotland, Shuttle Buses, and South Ayrshire Community Transport.

Knockcushan Gardens contains the old 'Hill of Justice' stone and a plaque records that King Robert the Bruce, Earl of Carrick held a court here in 1328.

The Institute plays host to regular displays and sales of local artists, offers tours and historical information about Girvan and the surrounding area.

Girvan lifeboat harbour gala takes place each summer, usually in July, with music, stalls, fun fair, rescue displays and emergency services.

[citation needed] The Lowland Gathering takes place on the first Sunday of June each year in the Victory Park in the centre of the town.

[15] The town's swimming pool was closed in 2009 by South Ayrshire Council, on the grounds that it had reached the end of its operational life.

[18] The Roman Catholic church in the town, "Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary", built in 1860 in a plain gothic style.

[19] For many years the convent and the church were closely connected with Roman Catholic primary and secondary schools in Girvan.

[22] Milestone Christian Fellowship, a local congregation which began meeting in Girvan's Community Centre in 2005, moved into a redeveloped nightclub on Bridge Street in 2016.