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Ayrshire is roughly crescent-shaped and is a predominantly flat ... Robert Dunsmuir (1825–1889), coal baron and industrial capitalist on Vancouver Island, Canada;
The Ayrshire was exported to the United States from 1822, primarily to Connecticut and other parts of New England. [4] The environment was similar to their native land of Scotland. The American Ayrshire Breed Association was founded in 1875. The Approved Ayrshire Milk programme, which licensed farms that owned Ayrshire cattle, began in the 1930s.
Ayrshire and Arran is a lieutenancy area of Scotland. It consists of the council areas of East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire. The area of Ayrshire and Arran is also a brand for tourist attractions. The area has joint electoral, valuation and health boards. For electoral and valuation purposes, the same area is simply called Ayrshire.
Ayr was established as a Royal Burgh in 1205 and is the county town of Ayrshire. It served as Ayrshire's central marketplace and harbour throughout the medieval period [8] and was a port during the early modern period. [8] On the southern bank of the River Ayr sit the ramparts of a citadel constructed by Oliver Cromwell's men during the mid ...
Ardstinchar Castle is a late medieval castle in the west coast of Ayrshire at the mouth of the River Stinchar. It was built by Hugh Kennedy of Ardstinchar in the mid-15th century. In the 1770s, the castle was demolished and the stone was used to build a bridge over the River Stinchar. Only remnants of the castle keep remain to this day.
Motto: Tutum te robore reddam (With my strength I'll give you safety) [1] Profile; Region: Lowlands: District: Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire and Ayrshire: Plant badge: Boxwood: Animal: stag: Clan Crawford no longer has a chief, and is an armigerous clan
Ashgrove Loch, Lochwood Loch, or Stevenston Loch lies to the west of Ashgrove and is recorded as the only mineral enriched mesotrophic loch in North Ayrshire. The area has been extensively drained by means of a deep ditch or "cunnel" [ 20 ] and only 10% of the surviving loch is open water; a floating raft of vegetation covers the remainder.
Kilmarnock (/ k ɪ l ˈ m ɑːr n ə k / kil-MAR-nək; Scots: Kilmaurnock; Scottish Gaelic: Cill Mheàrnaig, IPA: [kʲʰiːʎ ˈvaːɾnəkʲ]), meaning "the church of Mernóc", [5] is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland.