Take a virtual tour of the stately Ayrshire town of Kilmarnock via "Google Street View. Once the home of Johnny Walker, the town also has links with the Ayrshire poet Robert Burns.
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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 ... -
Convicted murderer James Culinane in prison. He claims he is innocent. Over the years there have been a number of terrible murders 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... -
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... -
Dr. Philippa Whitford is a 59-year-old Palestinian-supporting, overweight, Catholic Irish woman who has been the Westminster MP for the... -
An animated historical account of the famous Battle of Large in 1263, when Scots and Norwegians came to blows over who would rule the ...
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This print, dated 1901, shows the ruins of Kilwinning Abbey, which was in operation from the 12th to 16th centuries. -
Every month, North Ayrshire Council pays over £1 million to service debts to a private contractor, as part of some extremely bad deals...
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Traditional Scottish drumming band Albannach performing their identitarian Scottish music at the Millport Maritime Festival on the isla... -
Ayrshire has loads of drum and flute marching bands. A lot of these - if not all - are connected with the Orange Order, a Loyalist organiza...
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