Ayrshire Around the World: (1) Ayrshire, Iowa, USA
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...
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Pink Floyd is probably the most respected rock band on the planet for the consistently high quality and sophisticated rock albums they ... -
Trump visits "the laundroma t" Ayrshire folk will have mixed feelings about this, but it's best to know the truth. While it... -
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... -
One of Prestwick's Twin Pioneers. Despite its bucolic charm of hedge-rowed fields of cows, rolling hills, and the distant bleat of... -
It was a bit of a surprise when Saltcoats lass Irene Campbell turfed out the 9-year-incumbent Patricia Gibson in the North Ayrshire and Arra... -
It's election time again and the good people of Ayrshire are pondering their Democratic choices. Unfortunately, thanks to the UK's f... -
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... -
New houses at the Harbourside It's no secret that Irvine is undergoing something of a building boom. Grok estimates that over the last 1... -
The full story of the burning of Irvine's disused Forum Shopping Centre (which then had to be demolished at great cost to the local tax ... -
This beautiful 18th-century Georgian house set in spacious grounds (125 acres) along the banks of the River Doon (of Tam O'Shanter fame)...
Ayrshire Sites
The Roman Invasion of...Ayrshire!
The first invasion of Ayrshire that history has some record of was the Roman invasion of 81 and 82 A.D., led by the Roman general Agri...
How did Ayrshire vote in the Scottish Independence Referendum?
First Minister Alex Salmond campaigning in Kilmarnock. This blog wholeheartedly supports Scottish Independence – because we see it as ...
Ayrshire Marching Bands
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...
Ayrshire's Aviation Industry
One of Prestwick's Twin Pioneers. Despite its bucolic charm of hedge-rowed fields of cows, rolling hills, and the distant bleat of...
Video: Albannach Rocking Millport
Traditional Scottish drumming band Albannach performing their identitarian Scottish music at the Millport Maritime Festival on the isla...
Scottish Review: Annie Börjesson - Murder or Suicide?
Eight years ago today the body of a young Swedish woman was recovered from an Ayrshire beach. A few days later, on 7 December 2005, a lo...
BBC: See this crazy castle before the summer of 2015
It may not be Scotland’s biggest castle, but Kelburn Castle – 35 miles west of Glasgow – is certainly the country’s brightest. Fo...
Knockroon: Modern Traditional Architecture near Cumnock
Knockroon is a building development, including housing and shops, on the estate of Dumfries House, near the Ayrshire town of Cumnock....
Famous Ayrshire Folk (1): Mary MacArthur
Ayrshire has a long tradition of fesity folk, going back to and beyond William Wallace. Naturally this includes the fair ladies of the s...
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