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The original outflow of Newton Loch was directly into the sea at Newton-on-Ayr via the Half Mile Burn [3] and another outflow was the lade that ran down the Newton-on-Ayr Main Street to the Newton Mill or Malt Mill [4] [5] that was located on the bank of the River Ayr near where the New Bridge of Ayr is located.
Ayr (/ ɛər / AIR; Scots: Ayr; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. A former royal burgh , today it is the administrative centre of South Ayrshire Council , and the historic county town of Ayrshire .
Robert McCrone was a property owner here. One of his sons, Guy McCrone, was the author of many books, including the "Wax Fruit" trilogy which detailed the case of the disastrous 1878 collapse of the City of Glasgow Bank. [4] One mile of the Haugh and Syke Road from Haugh Farm to the railway bridge was taken off the list of public highways in 1924.
The A70 road is a major road in Scotland, United Kingdom.It runs a total of 74.3 miles (119.6 km) from Edinburgh to Ayr.It begins as Dalry Road at the Haymarket, Edinburgh junction with the A8, passing near but not through Lanark and ending as Miller Road in Ayr.
Ayrshire is roughly crescent-shaped and is a predominantly flat county with areas of low hills; it forms part of the Southern Uplands geographic region of Scotland. The north of the county contains the main towns and bulk of the population.
The road runs along the South Ayrshire coastline adjacent to the Firth of Clyde, and the East Ayrshire countryside. It connects Girvan to Glasgow via Maidens, Ayr, Galston, Turnberry, Kilmarnock, Waterside and Moscow. [2] The road starts and ends on the A77, a major road between Glasgow and Stranraer. The A719 runs parallel to the A77 for its ...
The River Ayr Way is a long-distance path in Ayrshire, Scotland. The route, which is 66 km long, [ 1 ] follows the course of the River Ayr from its source at Glenbuck Loch to the sea at Ayr , where the trail links with the Ayrshire Coastal Path . [ 2 ]
The mining industry that dominated much of South Ayrshire left Kirkmichael unscathed. The same cannot be said for many of those employed in the industry, and it is a mark of the village's attractive location and environment that in the early 20th century the large Kirkmichael House, to the south of the village, was converted into a miners' welfare home, while another was opened near Cloncaird ...