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:
Towns and villages in Ayrshire
The towns in Ayrshire are:
- 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
The remains of Turnberry Castle
The administrative subdivisions covering Ayrshire. Arran is administered as part of the North Ayrshire council area, but is historically part of Buteshire.
County Buildings, the former headquarters of Ayrshire County Council
Entering Ayrshire on the northbound A77
Ayr, county town of Ayrshire
Glaisnock Street, Cumnock
The village of Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland. Loudoun Hill in the Background. Taken by me.
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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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