An animated historical account of the famous Battle of Large in 1263, when Scots and Norwegians came to blows over who would rule the Isles of Western Scotland.
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IRVINE With the heavy rains that Ayrshire has been subjected to this Summer, here are a selection of flood maps sourced from the Sc... -
Is Kilmarnock Prison the worst run prison in Scotland? This video, which appears to come from a fly-on-the-wall TV documentary, suggest tha...
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Jewish refugees Lore Zimmerman and Susanne Schaeffer in 1939. Because the Scots share some of the characteristics from which the Jews ... -
Trump visits "the laundroma t" Ayrshire folk will have mixed feelings about this, but it's best to know the truth. While it... -
It may surprise some, but when WWII started the sleepy Shire of Ayrshire was very much on Hitler's radar and figured greatly in ... -
Old Monkton Kirk, where Wallace had his inspiring dream. Photo by Roger Griffith. I have made this point before that the evidence of W... -
Convicted murderer James Culinane in prison. He claims he is innocent. Over the years there have been a number of terrible murders in ... -
It had to happen one day. "Turdtowns" the YouTube channel that reviews and critiques the worst towns around Britain came to Ayrs...
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A detailed account of the 18th-century Buchanite Cult that originated in Irvine and was driven out by the Irvine mob to seek refuge in Gal...
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A gallery walk-through of "A Playlist for Fionnbar" an exhibition of the art of Frank McFadden at The Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr, 30th...
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29.08.2019 - 0 CommentsPink Floyd is probably the most respected rock band on the planet for the consistently high quality and…
14.03.2023 - 0 CommentsYou wouldn't normally think there was any connection between Ayrshire and mega-rock band, The WHO, but you'd…
28.02.2015 - 0 CommentsThis 1840 print by an unknown artist shows the ruins of Dunure Castle viewed from the North. In the…
08.06.2018 - 0 CommentsEdgar Allan Poe and the school he went to as a boy Edgar Allan Poe is in many ways the most…
12.08.2019 - 0 CommentsMurderer Beggs and the scene of his evil crimes in Kilmarnock. Everyone knows the names of gay serial…
01.09.2023 - 0 CommentsThere is a very nice wooded park to the East of Troon, where you can enjoy a picnic or a walk, and there are…
23.02.2018 - 0 CommentsWilliam McGonagall, the Dundonian poet is famous for his "bathetic" poetry, which although hilarious,…
26.08.2015 - 0 CommentsDespite its solid contributions to popular music (Gallagher and Lyle, Biffy Clyro, Trashcan Sinatras,…
17.11.2019 - 0 CommentsAyrshire has always punched above its weight as an industrial powerhouse, and continues to do so today,…
10.11.2024 - 0 CommentsAnnick Lodge is a late 18th-century manor house in the Neo-Classical style then in vogue, built on the site…
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