Places to see in ( Irvine - UK )
Places to see in ( Irvine - UK )
Irvine is an ancient settlement, in medieval times a royal burgh, and now a new town on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Irvine was the site of Scotland's 12th century Military Capital and former headquarters of the Lord High Constable of Scotland, Hugh de Morville.
Irvine was once a haunt of Robert Burns, after whom two streets in the town are named: Burns Street and Burns Crescent. He is known to have worked in a flax mill on the Glasgow Vennel. Despite being classed as a new town, Irvine has had a long history stretching back many centuries and was classed as a Royal Burgh. There are also conflicting rumours that Mary, Queen of Scots stayed briefly at Seagate Castle. To this day there is still a yearly festival, called Marymass, held in the town.
Irvine is the birthplace of the present First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon as well as the former First Minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell. The current Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop was also born in Irvine. Its twin town is Saint-Amand-les-Eaux in northern France just outside Lille.
Irvine is situated in low lying Ayrshire overlooking Irvine Bay on the Firth of Clyde. It is a coastal town and lies approximately 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Glasgow. Most of the land in and around Irvine is very flat. Two rivers flow through the area, one being the River Irvine and the other being the Annick Water. The Annick Water is very popular for fishing. The area experiences relatively cool, wet summers and cold, wet winters, although snow in the area is not uncommon.
Irvine is well served with numerous transport links. A railway station, originally built by the Glasgow and South Western Railway Company, is situated at the west end of the town which is on the main line between Stranraer and Glasgow. Irvine is also well served by several arterial roads, namely the A78 (Greenock to Prestwick), A71 (Irvine to Kilmarnock and beyond to Edinburgh), A737 (through the Garnock Valley to Glasgow via the M8) and the A736 to Glasgow
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IRVINE - Scotland's Last Town Planning Disaster
Irvine, a royal burgh in Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland by the waters of the Firth of Clyde. A golfing resort since Victorian times; birthplace of James Montgomery and John Gault, and home to poet Robert Burns for a while in 1781/82 when he was a flax dresser in the town.
But in 1966 Irvine was designated a New Town - the last new Town in Scotland (in fact, Stonehouse was the last place in Scotland to be designated a New Town, but it never actually became a New Town, whereas Irvine did, even although the plan was not fully implemented).
What did becoming a New Town mean for Irvine? Would the old town survive? What would be demolished to make way for the futuristic abomination that was to be plonked on the edge of the old High Street and extend all the way down to the harbour? Would Irvine become just another Cumbernauld?
Irvine's New Town development was thankfully never completed. Original plans show that it would have extended from Bridgegate House on the High Street right down to the harbour area. But the buildings - cinema, hotel and office complex - that were to link Bridgegate House with the Rivergate Shopping Centre were never built, and the development never got as far as the railway station.
Nevertheless, what was built had a huge impact on Irvine. The 18th century bridge over the River Irvine - the only route between the old town and the harbour - was demolished in the 1970s, and a long shopping mall built over the river, stretching all the way from close to Bridgegate House to the vast car-park by the railway station.
But old Irvine survived, even if areas like Fullarton were flattened. We wander along Seagate, by the 16th century castle, down the High Street, by Bridgegate House, and into Glasgow Vennel to see where Robert Burns lived and worked for a year or so. We then follow the course of Hill Street, an ancient medieval byway that unfortunately brings us back to Bridgegate House and the entrance to the Rivergate Shopping Centre.
With old maps and one or two old photos we look at what Irvine lost when it became a New Town, and how the town's fortunes could have been made much worse had the full development been completed.
Massed Pipes & Drums parade through Deeside town to start the Ballater Highland Games 2018
The massed pipes & drums march through Ballater in Royal Deeside, Scotland, to start the 2018 Ballater Highland Games.
The parade is led by Drum Major Ian Esson and the bands were Ballater & District Pipe Band, Towie Pipe Band, Ellon & District RBL Pipe Band, Kintore Pipe Band and Dalhousie Pipe Band from Switzerland. (2 others to be confirmed) Drum Majors included Bert Summers, Bill Barclay, Derek Dean, Roland Stewart, Robert Brownfield, Fiona Glennie...
After the parade through the town to Monaltrie Park, Ballater, the flag is raised and the Drum Majors salute the games committee.
Top 12 Tourist Attractions in Ayr - Travel Scotland, United Kingdom
Top 12 Tourist Attractions in Ayr - Travel Scotland, United Kingdom:
Culzean Castle and Country Park, Heads of Ayr Farm Park, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Ayr Seafront Playpark, Burns Monument and Gardens, Burns National Heritage Park, The Races at Ayr Racecourse, Rozelle Park, Pirate Pete's, Lang Scots Mile, The Low Green, Belleisle Park
Taylor's Hotel, Kilwinning, United Kingdom
Taylor's Hotel, Kilwinning, United Kingdom
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Located in Kilwinning, Taylor's Hotel features a bar. This 3-star hotel offers a 24-hour front desk and room service. There is a restaurant serving British cuisine, and free private parking is available.
At the hotel, every room is fitted with a wardrobe, a flat-screen TV, a private bathroom, bed linen and towels.
A continental breakfast is available daily at Taylor's Hotel.
Glasgow is 37 km from the accommodation, while Ayr is 2...
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HIKING SCOTLAND: Am I crazy? Long distance walk to the beach! Beautiful Ayrshire scenery and history
This is part two of this marathon-length walk. I had feared I would have to abandon this walk at the half way point, but I was hit with inspiration which saved the day. This route continues along Sustrans Route 7 through the lovely North Ayrshire countryside. I'm trying to build up my hiking mileage and endurance for a few projects I have in my mind.
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[4K] A Drive Around Saltcoats, North Ayrshire
Saltcoats is a town on the west coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the town's earliest industry when salt was harvested from the sea water of the Firth of Clyde, carried out in small cottages along the shore. It is part of the 'Three Towns' conurbation along with Ardrossan and Stevenston and is the third largest town in North Ayrshire.
In the late eighteenth century, several shipyards operated at Saltcoats, producing some sixty to seventy ships. The leading shipbuilder was William Ritchie, but in 1790 he moved his business to Belfast. By the early nineteenth century, the town had stopped producing ships. Saltcoats Town Hall, which dates back to 1826, is a Category B listed building.
In 2018, a statue to commemorate the popular football Bobby Lennox, from the town, was constructed across from the main station.
Saltcoats is part of the North Ayrshire and Arran constituency in the House of Commons and Cunninghame North constituency in the devolved Scottish Parliament. Both seats are held by the Scottish National Party.
Historically, Ardrossan has been part of the UK parliament constituencies North Ayrshire (1868–1918), Bute and Northern Ayrshire (1918–1983) and Cunninghame North (1983–2005). These constituencies historically returned Conservative or Unionist MPs until 1987, when the constituency was won by the Labour Party.
The harbour was designed by James Jardine in 1811, however no cargo or passenger services run from the harbour any more.
Saltcoats is served by regular bus and railway services. Primary bus services are provided by Stagecoach West Scotland, while rail services are operated by ScotRail. These rail services are frequent and serve nearby Glasgow, as well as Largs, Ardrossan and Kilwinning.
Although Saltcoats currently only has a single railway station, the town was once served by a second railway station located in the north of the town, originally as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway. This station ceased regular passenger services on 4 July 1932, and there is no trace of the station today bar a nearby bridge.
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Dailly Parish - Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dailly Parish is a small, rural parish located in the valley of the Water of Girvan in southwest Scotland. To the average visitor Dailly is a pretty country parish. For me, it is where my Wasson ancestors came from.
The parish features a handful of castles and estates, the ruins of a church that dates back to about 1200 AD, historic sites and a number of walking paths, some featuring views that reach Ailsa Craig, an island 10 miles offshore in the Firth of Clyde. Ailsa Craig is actually part of Dailly Parish; the landlocked parish was once much larger and extended to the coast, but parish lands were used to create Girvan and Barr parishes.
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E10A3485 - Dalquharran Castle was completed in 1790; when it passed out of the family, the roof was removed and the place left to fall to ruin in order to reduce the tax burden; the castle ruins sit on a hill just to the south of the village of Dailly
E10A3517 - The current parish church in the village of Dailly was built in 1766, replacing an earlier church built in 1690; church records report the births, marriages and deaths of my Watson/Wason ancestors and relatives
U12A0264 - Old Dailly Parish Church was established around 1200 AD, but was left to fall to ruins in the late 1600s when a new parish church was built in what is today the village of Dailly; some of my Watson/Wason ancestors are buried in graves at the left side of the photo
U12A0248 - A view of the small village of Old Dailly; the round island in the distant right is Aisla Craig; the white house at the left was once the site of the village smithy; my Watson ancestors were blacksmiths there dating back to the end of the 1600s
U12A0411 - Much of the open lands in the parish are used for grazing
U12A0450 - Kilkerran Estate is one of the great manors and castles in Dailly Parish; historically, Kilkerran is home to Clan Fergusson; however, this is not the original location of Kilkerran; this was once the site of Barclanachan, a Kennedy family estate; Drumellan estate was absorbed into Kilkerran in the 1800s, and the Drumellan castle was torn down; for a time my Watson ancestors were farm workers at Drumellan
U12A0210 - Maxwellston Hill dominates the southwestern part of the parish; the remains of a Pictish fort are located at the summit, an ideal location given its outstanding panoramic views; the walking trail from the village of Dailly to the summit is rough and quite boggy in places
U12A0556 - I took this picture of the village of Dailly on a hike up to the top of Maxwellston Hill; the Firth of Clyde and the mountains of the Scottish Highlands can be seen in the distance
Wemyss Bay Railway Station
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Wemyss Bay Railway station in Inverclyde Scotland has been rated as one of the 10 best railway stations in the United Kingdom.
Located some 26 Miles (42 Km) West of Glasgow it served as a terminus station and connection point to the MacBraye ferry services providing portage to the Isle of Bute.
Designed by James Miller in 1903 under contract for the Caledonian RailwayCompany, It is one of the most striking examples of creative use of Glass and steel curves. It is a category A listing and deserves special recognition for it’s outstanding architectural qualities.
Sadly the station suffered from years of neglect, thankfully reversed when a joint consortium of Network Rail, Inverclyde Council and the Scottish government embarked on a major refurbishment scheme in June 2014 – taking almost 2 years to complete. At conclusion of the works the station buildings and adjacent ferry terminal were fully restored.
Construction of a single track line to Wemyss Bay from Greenock commenced in 1862 providing an important link to Clyde Steamer Services. The provision of this branch line cut the journey time to the Islands by half, with travel time to Rothsay on the Isle of Bute cut to just an hour and a half – instead of a 3 hour journey by steamer from Glasgow.
The formation of the Wemyss Bay Steamboat Company, who were vested with ownership of the connecting Steamers opened the route in May 1865. It is easy to imagine all the Victorian travellers in their finery having a day out “Doon the Watter”. The route also provided access to Largs, Millport and the Isle of Cumbrae.
The line was electrified by British Rail in 1967 using the 25000 V Alternating Current system in use elsewhere in the country.
There were three platforms in use up until 1987, with two still in use today.
Services to Wemyss Bay are hourly from Glasgow and take approximately 55 minutes.
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ScotRail’s stunning Far North Line - Inverness to Thurso
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Kinnoull Graveyard Perth Perthshire Scotland
Tour Scotland 4K Winter travel video of Kinnoull graveyard on ancestry visit to Perth, Perthshire. This was the location of a medieval church dating from the 13th century. Although it was a parish church in the 13th century, it’s likely to have been a religious site much earlier than that. It wass dedicated to St Constantine, who was a Pictish saint who lived in the 10th century. This area certainly has a history that is older than the City of Perth, which dates from the 12th century. The remains of the church is now a burial mausoleum of the Earls of Kinnoull. George Hay, the first Earl of Kinnoull and the Chancellor to King James VI of Scotland was buried here in 1635. Margaret Tudor married the Earl of Angus here in 1514. Margaret was the sister of King Henry VIII and the widow of King James IV. Two of her grandchildren later married Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley, who were cousins.
Old Photographs Of Portencross North Ayrshire Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Portencross, Scottish Gaelic: Port na Crois, a hamlet near Farland Head in North Ayrshire. The Portencross Pier was built in the era of Clyde steamer cruising but was never used as much as other locations such as Largs, Fairlie or Wemyss Bay. Portencross Castle has been fortified since the 13th Century. The present building is thought to date from the 14th Century and later, when the castle was moved from the nearby Auld Hill to its present site overlooking the harbour. The castle is believed to be the last mainland resting place for many former Scottish kings. Between the times of Cináed mac Ailpín, 810 to 858, through to the reign of Máel Coluim mac Donnchada, 1030 to 1093, the bodies of former kings were taken by road from the east of Scotland, and from Portencross they were ferried to Iona where they would be buried. The castle was rebuilt in the 14th century, not on Auld Hill, but instead on a rock promontory at the bottom of the hill, overlooking the Firth of Clyde. From this location, King Robert II signed several more Royal Charters, and the castle remained occupied until the roof was blown off during a violent storm in 1739. The castle walls still remain in place today, and the building has recently been opened to the public, with visitors able to access a ground floor room, the main hall, and the roof.
Portencross Castle - The Historic Ayrshire Coast of Scotland
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Historic Dean Castle and Country Park
A view of historical Dean Castle and the surrounding country park.