The countryside can be a dangerous place. These tractors were working for Lockwood Farm (near Stevenson), where, going by the size and speed of these vehicles, road safety seems to be very low down the list of priorities.
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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... -
Premier Kosygin meets reporters at Hunterston Thanks to President Putin's wars of aggression, relations between the UK and Russia are at... -
The centre of the community. Ayrshire folk have gone all round the world, leaving their mark. In many far-flung corners of the globe y... -
Click to enlarge The 1775 Armstrong map shows the town of Ayr as a developing market town with a military past and a few budding indus... -
There is a very nice wooded park to the East of Troon, where you can enjoy a picnic or a walk, and there are even some interesting old build... -
In 1958, Irvine's Royal Ordnance Factory closed down with the loss of hundreds of well-paying jobs. How did Irvine deal with this? Thi...
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Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) is now mainly famous as the author of the adventure novel "Robinson Crusoe" (1719), but he was a pro... -
Photo: Leslie Barrie Just behind the town of West Kilbride, on Blackshaw Farm, is the ancient rock carving known by the name ... -
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... -
It may surprise some, but when WWII started the sleepy Shire of Ayrshire was very much on Hitler's radar and figured greatly in ...
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28.12.2014 - 0 CommentsTraditional Scottish drumming band Albannach performing their identitarian Scottish music at…
07.02.2025 - 0 CommentsA gallery walk-through of "A Playlist for Fionnbar" an exhibition of the art of Frank McFadden at The…
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