Take a virtual walk around the peaceful Ayrshire town of Kilwinning, also the birthplace of Freemasonry.
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There has been no more divisive issue in Scottish politics in recent years than the question of Scottish Independence. Ayrshire was pretty m... -
IRVINE With the heavy rains that Ayrshire has been subjected to this Summer, here are a selection of flood maps sourced from the Sc... -
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 ... -
Ayrshire has a long tradition of fesity folk, going back to and beyond William Wallace. Naturally this includes the fair ladies of the s... -
The biggest gig ever held in Irvine was undoubtedy the 2 nights OASIS played at Irvine Beach Park on the nights of the 14th and 15th of July... -
Ayrshire has always punched above its weight as an industrial powerhouse, and continues to do so today, with important home-grown busine... -
It may surprise some, but when WWII started the sleepy Shire of Ayrshire was very much on Hitler's radar and figured greatly in ... -
This print, dated 1901, shows the ruins of Kilwinning Abbey, which was in operation from the 12th to 16th centuries. -
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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09.02.2015 - 0 CommentsThe centre of the community. Ayrshire folk have gone all round the world, leaving their mark. In many…
06.12.2014 - 0 CommentsAyrshire has a long tradition of fesity folk, going back to and beyond William Wallace. Naturally this…
27.01.2023 - 0 CommentsNow forgotten, the Saltcoats Train Disaster was a relatively big incident, with 4 killed and dozens injured.…
18.11.2022 - 0 CommentsTake a virtual tour of the stately Ayrshire town of Kilmarnock via "Google Street View. Once the home of…
22.02.2018 - 1 CommentsJewish refugees Lore Zimmerman and Susanne Schaeffer in 1939. Because the Scots share some of the…
26.08.2022 - 0 CommentsIn 1958, Irvine's Royal Ordnance Factory closed down with the loss of hundreds of well-paying jobs. How did…
01.11.2017 - 0 CommentsDr. Philippa Whitford is a 59-year-old Palestinian-supporting, overweight, Catholic Irish woman who has…
29.08.2019 - 0 CommentsAn animated historical account of the famous Battle of Large in 1263, when Scots and Norwegians came to…
08.06.2018 - 0 CommentsThe Irvine Development Corporation (IDC), a quasi-fascist development quango, was given complete control…
24.09.2020 - 0 CommentsIs Kilmarnock Prison the worst run prison in Scotland? This video, which appears to come from a…
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