Top 12 Tourist Attractions in Ayr - Travel Scotland, United Kingdom
Top 12 Tourist Attractions in Ayr - Travel Scotland, United Kingdom:
Culzean Castle and Country Park, Heads of Ayr Farm Park, Robert Burns Birthplace Museum, Ayr Seafront Playpark, Burns Monument and Gardens, Burns National Heritage Park, The Races at Ayr Racecourse, Rozelle Park, Pirate Pete's, Lang Scots Mile, The Low Green, Belleisle Park
North Ayrshire Tourist Attractions: 15 Top Places to Visit
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Top Places to visit in North Ayrshire:
Dalgarven Mill, Portencross Castle, Scottish Maritime Museum, Eglinton Country Park, Caledonian MacBrayne, Cathedral of the Isles, Irvine Beach, Saltcoats Beach, Kilwinning Abbey Tower, Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, Seamill Beach, Newton Beach, The Pencil, Stevenston Beach, Wellwood Burns Centre & Museum
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Places to see in ( Largs - UK )
Places to see in ( Largs - UK )
Largs is a town on the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland, about 33 miles from Glasgow. The original name means the slopes in Scottish Gaelic. A popular seaside resort with a pier, the town markets itself on its historic links with the Vikings and an annual festival is held each year in early September. In 1263 Largs was the site of the Battle of Largs between the Norwegian and the Scottish armies. The National Mòd has also been held here in the past.
Largs evolved from the estates of North Cunninghame over which the Montgomeries of Skelmorlie became temporal lords in the seventeenth century. Sir Robert Montgomerie built Skelmorlie Aisle in the ancient kirk of Largs in 1636 as a family mausoleum. Today the monument is all that remains of the old kirk.
From its beginnings as a small village around its kirk, Largs evolved into a busy and popular seaside resort in the nineteenth century. Large hotels appeared and the pier was constructed in 1834. It was not until 1895, however, that the railway made the connection to Largs, sealing the town's popularity. Largs also became a fashionable place to live in and several impressive mansions were built, the most significant of which included 'Netherhall', the residence of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, the physicist and engineer.
Despite its diminished status as a holiday resort, much of Largs is still geared towards tourism. There is the award-winning Vikingar Centre at Barrfields, an interactive look into the history of Viking life; Kelburn Country Centre, Barrfields Pavilion Theatre, Largs Swimming Pool, Douglas Park and Inverclyde National Sports Training Centre. But it is best known for 'Nardinis', the famous ice cream parlour, cafe and restaurant, that dominates the Esplanade and which reopened in late 2008 following clearance from Historic Scotland and major renovation works. St. Columba's Parish Church is situated opposite Nardinis and contains a Heritage Centre.
Kelburn Castle, situated between Largs and Fairlie, is the ancestral home of the Boyle (originally de Boyville) family, the hereditary Earls of Glasgow. Kelburn is believed to be the oldest castle in Scotland to have been continuously inhabited by the same family. The Noddsdale Water flows from the north to reach the sea at the north end of Largs, and Brisbane House sited in the dale about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) up the river was the birthplace of the soldier and Governor of New South Wales Sir Thomas Brisbane.
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Dailly Parish - Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dailly Parish is a small, rural parish located in the valley of the Water of Girvan in southwest Scotland. To the average visitor Dailly is a pretty country parish. For me, it is where my Wasson ancestors came from.
The parish features a handful of castles and estates, the ruins of a church that dates back to about 1200 AD, historic sites and a number of walking paths, some featuring views that reach Ailsa Craig, an island 10 miles offshore in the Firth of Clyde. Ailsa Craig is actually part of Dailly Parish; the landlocked parish was once much larger and extended to the coast, but parish lands were used to create Girvan and Barr parishes.
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E10A3485 - Dalquharran Castle was completed in 1790; when it passed out of the family, the roof was removed and the place left to fall to ruin in order to reduce the tax burden; the castle ruins sit on a hill just to the south of the village of Dailly
E10A3517 - The current parish church in the village of Dailly was built in 1766, replacing an earlier church built in 1690; church records report the births, marriages and deaths of my Watson/Wason ancestors and relatives
U12A0264 - Old Dailly Parish Church was established around 1200 AD, but was left to fall to ruins in the late 1600s when a new parish church was built in what is today the village of Dailly; some of my Watson/Wason ancestors are buried in graves at the left side of the photo
U12A0248 - A view of the small village of Old Dailly; the round island in the distant right is Aisla Craig; the white house at the left was once the site of the village smithy; my Watson ancestors were blacksmiths there dating back to the end of the 1600s
U12A0411 - Much of the open lands in the parish are used for grazing
U12A0450 - Kilkerran Estate is one of the great manors and castles in Dailly Parish; historically, Kilkerran is home to Clan Fergusson; however, this is not the original location of Kilkerran; this was once the site of Barclanachan, a Kennedy family estate; Drumellan estate was absorbed into Kilkerran in the 1800s, and the Drumellan castle was torn down; for a time my Watson ancestors were farm workers at Drumellan
U12A0210 - Maxwellston Hill dominates the southwestern part of the parish; the remains of a Pictish fort are located at the summit, an ideal location given its outstanding panoramic views; the walking trail from the village of Dailly to the summit is rough and quite boggy in places
U12A0556 - I took this picture of the village of Dailly on a hike up to the top of Maxwellston Hill; the Firth of Clyde and the mountains of the Scottish Highlands can be seen in the distance
Largs Ayrshire Scotland
A walk along largs beach in the summer and everybody was out enjoying the sun.
North England Daytrip *Ft. VTEC Diverts, Cumbrian Coast Tractor, Freights* | (17-09-16)
A collection of footage from my daytrip to a few places in Scotland/North England. One of the main reasons being to catch the diverts by Virgin (East Coast). Due to improvement works south of Edinburgh, VTEC routed their services via the WCML and Tyne Valley, where they would arrive in Carlisle then switch ends to head south. Due to the unelectrified nature of the Tyne Valley, a lot of HSTs were allocated to these services - however a few were 91/DVT hauled. These examples were dragged by DB Class 67s.
Aside from this, a short bash with a DRS 37 between Wigton and Carlisle was good fun and excellent to the senses...as was the odd 'rarities' including some named HSTs including the NRM Powercar and an STP scheduled Northern 158 move.
Finally, my thanks to James (Jimbob506) for letting me tag along!
Bonus YT Shoutouts go to:
Gary (Alebbio Rail)
Kieran (mak47)
Jared (Scotrail380114)
Kyle (Class318256)
Jack (JDB158)
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Headcodes/Workings:
-Lockerbie:
• 1E05 07:04 Newcastle to Kings X | VTEC 43257/43290 MTU - Fascination of Power
• 1S02 06:10 Doncaster to Aberdeen | VTEC 43307/43295
• 1S35 07:16 Manchester Piccadilly to Glasgow | TPE 350404
• 1M09 08:40 Glasgow to Euston | VT 390114 City of Manchester
• 1E07 08:24 Edinburgh to Kings X | VTEC 91121/DVT 82200
• 6Sxx 09:05 Carlisle Yard to Grantshouse | FL 66506
• 1M94 09:07 Glasgow to Manchester Airport | TPE 185116
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-Wigton:
• 2C44 10:54 Carlisle to Barrow | NT 156482 Elizabeth Gaskelll
• 2C41 08:45 Barrow to Carlisle | DRS 37425
Concrete Bob/Sir Robert McAlpine
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-Carlisle:
• 2C48 11:56 Carlisle - Lancaster | DRS 37425
Concrete Bob/Sir Robert McAlpine
• 1E11 07:52 Aberdeen - Kings X | VTEC 43305/43367
DELTIC 50 (1955 - 2005)
• 9S47 07:43 Euston - Glasgow | VT 390011 City of Lichfield
• 1S07 08:00 Kings X - Aberdeen | VTEC 43316/43296
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-Newcastle (Notable Examples only):
• 5G15 16:27 Heaton T&RSMD - York | NT 'We are Nothern' 158815
• 6Kxx 16:08 Tyne SS - Tyne SS | FL 66-5/66520
• 1S20 1400 Kings X - Edinburgh | VTEC 43238
NRM 40 Years (1975-2015)/43208 Lincolnshire Echo
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