Ayrshire

Ayrshire

Ayrshire is a county on the west coast of Scotland. The county town is Ayr but the biggest towns are Kilmarnock and Irvine.

There used to be three districts called "bailieries" which were later put together to make up the shire of Ayrshire. The three districts were:

• Cunninghame in the north (which included the royal burgh of Irvine)
• Kyle in the middle (which included the royal burgh of Ayr)
• Carrick in the south.

For local government, the county is divided into three council areas:

• North Ayrshire
• East Ayrshire
• South Ayrshire

Towns and villages in Ayrshire

The towns in Ayrshire are:

File:Ayrshire.rivers.some.towns.jpg

Ayrshire, with rivers and several towns.

• Ardrossan
• Auchentiber
• Auchinleck
• Ayr
• Beith
• Catrine
• Cumnock
• Dalry
• Darvel
• Drongan
• Drybridge
• Dunlop
• Dunure
• Fairlie
• Fenwick
• Galston
• Gatehead, Ayrshire
• Girvan
• Glengarnock
• Hurlford
• Irvine
• Kilbirnie
• Kilmarnock
• Kilmaurs
• Kilwinning
• Knockentiber
• Largs
• Logan
• Lugton
• Lugar
• Mauchline
• Maybole
• Muirkirk
• Newmilns
• Ochiltree
• Prestwick
• Saltcoats
• Seamill
• Skelmorlie
• Sorn
• Springside
• Stevenston
• Stewarton
• Turnberry
• Troon
• West Kilbride

Ayrshire Media

• Turnberry Castle.jpg

  The remains of Turnberry Castle

• MapOfAyrshire.png

  The administrative subdivisions covering Ayrshire. Arran is administered as part of the North Ayrshire council area, but is historically part of Buteshire.

• County Buildings, South Ayrshire HQ, Ayr.jpg

  County Buildings, the former headquarters of Ayrshire County Council

• Welcome to Ayrshire (Milestone) - geograph.org.uk - 554287.jpg

  Entering Ayrshire on the northbound A77

• Ayr from the air (geograph 6100952).jpg

  Ayr, county town of Ayrshire

• Cumnock town centre, Scotland.jpg

  Glaisnock Street, Cumnock

• Darvel Ayrshire.jpg

  The village of Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland. Loudoun Hill in the Background. Taken by me.

• Train Station Panorama.jpg

  Panorama from the car park of Kilmarnock Train Station looking south toward John Finnie Street.

• Mini-roundabout, Kilmaurs - geograph.org.uk - 1715058.jpg

  Mini-roundabout, Kilmaurs Looking north towards the town centre along Townend.

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  DPP