Kilwinning by Google Street View
Take a virtual walk around the peaceful Ayrshire town of Kilwinning, also the birthplace of Freemasonry.
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Convicted murderer James Culinane in prison. He claims he is innocent. Over the years there have been a number of terrible murders in ... -
It may surprise some, but when WWII started the sleepy Shire of Ayrshire was very much on Hitler's radar and figured greatly in ... -
Edgar Allan Poe and the school he went to as a boy Edgar Allan Poe is in many ways the most internationally respected American author,... -
From the Ayr Advertiser : AYR tops the list for the highest number of sex criminals in Ayrshire – with 74 offenders recorded as res... -
This article will be updated to inform readers of the latest Coronavirus clusters in Ayrshire. On the 4th of September , the Daily... -
It is a mistake to conflate the Fascist government of Mussolini's Italy with the National Socialist government of Hitler's Germany. ...
"TRACTORS OF DEATH" AT LOCHWOOD FARM
The countryside can be a dangerous place. These tractors were working for Lockwood Farm (near Stevenson), where, going by the size and sp...
Daniel Defoe on Irvine in the 1720s
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) is now mainly famous as the author of the adventure novel "Robinson Crusoe" (1719), but he was a pro...
The Marine Hotel in Troon Reopens Under New Management
One of Ayrshire's most iconic hotels, the Marine in Troon, is set to reopen from July after being taken over by a firm of Chicago-based ...
WHO OWNS AYRSHIRE'S STATELY HOMES (5) LANFINE HOUSE
Lanfine House is a large Georgian Neoclassical property located on the South side of the upper River Irvine valley about 2 miles from Darvel...
WHO OWNS AYRSHIRE'S STATELY HOMES? (4) CESSNOCK CASTLE
Cessnock Castle, which lies about one mile south-east of Galston, is a pretty typical Scottish castle home. It goes back to the middle age...
Painting: Ballochmyle Viaduct Over the River Ayr
"Ballochmyle Viaduct over the River Ayr" was painted in 1851 by the artist David Octavius Hill (1802–1870) to commemorate the ope...
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