SCOTLAND OF THE VANDALS: A PHOTO ESSAY FROM AYRSHIRE
Apart from the weather and the Calvinism, one of the dominant forces shaping Scottish architecture and design has been the unrelenting eff...
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It's funny how much SNP politicians like to "keep it in the family." SNP leader Nicola "Wee Nippy" Sturgeon is ... -
The British victim of a missile strike on a US-British base in Iraq was apparently a young woman from Ayr. As reported by the Dai... -
Lanfine House is a large Georgian Neoclassical property located on the South side of the upper River Irvine valley about 2 miles from Darvel... -
Eight years ago today the body of a young Swedish woman was recovered from an Ayrshire beach. A few days later, on 7 December 2005, a lo... -
Recently the Guardian newspaper sent one of its "big city" reporters to the village of Dreghorn in our humble shire to dig u... -
Old Monkton Kirk, where Wallace had his inspiring dream. Photo by Roger Griffith. I have made this point before that the evidence of W... -
From the Ayr Advertiser : AYR tops the list for the highest number of sex criminals in Ayrshire – with 74 offenders recorded as res... -
Jewish refugees Lore Zimmerman and Susanne Schaeffer in 1939. Because the Scots share some of the characteristics from which the Jews ... -
Ayrshire is graced by some beautiful manor houses and impressive stately homes, but more often than not few people actually know who own... -
Annick Lodge is a late 18th-century manor house in the Neo-Classical style then in vogue, built on the site of the earlier 15th-century Pe...
Ayrshire Sites
Monkton Kirk: The Spiritual Birthplace of Scottish Nationalism
Old Monkton Kirk, where Wallace had his inspiring dream. Photo by Roger Griffith. I have made this point before that the evidence of W...
The Night the Smiths Debuted Five Songs at the Magnum Leisure Centre, Irvine
Despite its solid contributions to popular music (Gallagher and Lyle, Biffy Clyro, Trashcan Sinatras, etc.), Ayrshire is a little off t...
Ancient Ayrshire (1): Blackshaw Rock Art
Photo: Leslie Barrie Just behind the town of West Kilbride, on Blackshaw Farm, is the ancient rock carving known by the name ...
Dreghorn in Ayrshire: Nicola Sturgeon's Hometown
Recently the Guardian newspaper sent one of its "big city" reporters to the village of Dreghorn in our humble shire to dig u...
Olde Ayrshire (2): KIlwinning Abbey
This print, dated 1901, shows the ruins of Kilwinning Abbey, which was in operation from the 12th to 16th centuries.
James C. Neill: Ayrshire and the Alamo
James Lee Ewing taking a letter from James C. Neill at the Alamo. It is well known that the Texas Revolution of 1835-36 featured many ...
Video: Huxtable, "Milk Monger"
Huxtable is a meaty, bearded duo (or trio?) from Kilmarknock, purveying beefy, melodic stoner rock that sounds very intense while also...
Ayrshire Around the World (2): Brisbane, Australia
The city of Brisbane, with a population of 2.4 million in its metropolitan area, is the third most populous city in Australia, but few ...
Olde Ayrshire (1): Dunure Castle
This 1840 print by an unknown artist shows the ruins of Dunure Castle viewed from the North. In the background you can see the vast volc...
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