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Ferries link Ayrshire to the islands of Arran and Great Cumbrae in Buteshire. Glasgow Prestwick International Airport, serving Glasgow and the west of Scotland more generally, is located 32 miles (51 km) away from Glasgow in Ayrshire; it provides various passenger flights to Spain, Portugal, Italy and Poland. [15]
The NHS Ayrshire and Arran Health Board serves South, East and North Ayrshire – a part of Ayrshire and Arran's departmental headquarters is located in Ayr. Ayr is also the regional headquarters of the Scottish Ambulance Service for south-west Scotland that is located in Heathfield , next to the site of the old Heathfield Hospital.
On 20 September 1286, several Scottish barons who supported the title of the Bruce as successor of the crown met secretly at Turnberry Castle. Robert was only 12 years old at the time. [ 4 ] The second event was the attempt made by Robert in the spring of 1307, to recover the castle from the English, who occupied it at the time.
South Ayrshire's GVA represents 1.9% of the total Scottish Gross Value Added income which is consistent with the previous 20 years. By 2022, South Ayrshire Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates stood at £2.710 billion. [19] The largest employment industry in South Ayrshire and Scotland is the public administration, education and health sector.
Dalry (from Scottish Gaelic: Dail Ruighe, 'the haugh at the slope' [2]) is a small settlement on the Rye Burn. [3] Its history has signs of early inhabitants in the area; the remains of an ancient fort, made of three concentric round walls, can be found on the summit of Carwinning Hill to the North of Dalry, west of the B784 to Largs.
(See History of local government in the United Kingdom.) Kyle and Carrick was the former name (1975–1996) of a local-government district in the Strathclyde region of Scotland. In 1996, it was re-constituted as a council area , but renamed South Ayrshire .
Ochiltree is a conservation village in East Ayrshire, [2] Scotland, near Auchinleck and Cumnock. [3] It is one of the oldest villages in East Ayrshire, with archaeological remains indicating Stone Age and Bronze Age [4] settlers. [5] A cinerary urn was found in 1955 during excavation for a new housing estate. [6]
Symington is a conservation village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located in Symington parish, covering 0.41 square kilometres ( 3 ⁄ 16 sq mi), and lies close to the A77 road from Ayr to Glasgow. [ 2 ]