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
Places You Wouldn't Want To Live in The U.K.
When most people imagine the United Kingdom, they think of London, wry humor and polite people. It might seem unthinkable that Great Britain has some real dung piles among its treasures but these 5 cities will have you wondering why there is a “Great” in front of “Britain”.
At number 5. Sandwell
The available jobs in this West Midlands town are so poorly paid that the average resident has zero disposable income. The good news for locals is that Sandwell has a pretty high mortality rate, so they don’t have to suffer for very long.
At Number 4. Gwent Valleys
No matter which metric you choose to measure Gwent Valleys scores poorly. Crime? Check. Poor healthcare? Check. A-hole teenagers all around? Oh yeah. In a country that’s filled with coastline and rolling hills, Gwent Valleys has none of that. It’s just the worst.
At Number 3. High Wycombe
Petty crime and drug use are present; as is a low employment rate. The little money High Wycombe does have it spends on the schools which is great. Of course, that doesn’t do the average tourist any good.
At Number 2. Southampton
Southampton is simply filled with half-destroyed buildings blotting the landscape. To be fair, the place was bombed in World War II. That is a pretty solid excuse, but on the other hand, they’ve had the better part of eighty years to get the place back in order …
And at number 1. Morecambe
In the 1930s, luminaries like Coco Chanel used to hang out in Morecambe These days, Morecambe is more known for its dilapidation. The coastline outside the city is stunning, but if you’re being completely honest, coasts aren’t exactly a point of pride, and neither is Morecambe.
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Girvan, South West Scotland
Girvan Harbour, Ailsa Craig, Stair Park, Parish Church, and Auld Stumpy.
Girvan harbour, recently renovated in 2013 to add many more pontoon berths for visiting yachts. Warning for mariners, dredging last carried out in 2001 to maintain 2.6m, inside the entrance of the harbour is a second bar of 1.0m at MLWS. Visiting yachts are recommended to come in on a rising tide with access ±2hrs H.W. Girvan.
Ailsa Craig (/ˈeɪlsə/; Scottish Gaelic: Creag Ealasaid) is an island of 99 hectares (240 acres) in the outer Firth of Clyde, 16 kilometres (10 miles) west of mainland Scotland, upon which blue hone granite was quarried to make curling stones.
The island, colloquially known as Paddy'smilestone,[6] was a haven for Catholics during the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century, but is today a bird sanctuary, providing a home for huge numbers of gannets and an increasing number of puffins.
The island is owned by David, Marquess of Ailsa, but since May 2011 has been up for sale. By March 2013 the asking price was for offers over £1,500,000, down from the original asking price of £2,500,000.
From the mid-nineteenth century the island has been quarried for its rare type of micro-granite with riebeckite (known as Ailsite), which is used to make stones for the sport of curling. As of 2004, 60–70% of all curling stones in use were made from granite from the island[56] and is one of only two sources for all stones in the sport, the other being the TreforGranite Quarry in Wales.[57]
Ailsa Craig produced two types of granite for curling, Blue Hone and Ailsa Craig Common Green. Blue Honehas very low water absorption, which prevents the action of repeatedly freezing water from eroding the stone.[58] Ailsa Craig Common Green is a lesser quality granite than Blue Hone. In the past, most curling stones were made from Blue Hone but the quarry is restricted by environmental conditions that exclude blasting.
Kays of Scotland has been making curling stones since 1851 and has the exclusive rights to the Ailsa Craig granite, granted by the Marquess of Ailsa. The last harvest of Ailsa Craig granite by Kays took place in 2013, after a hiatus of 11 years; 2,000 tonnes were harvested, sufficient to fill anticipated orders until at least 2020.
Stair Park, Girvan, includes a water park and putting green and war memorial with many events taking place in the Summer as visiting coaches stop at Girvan each day. Unfortunately, the water park and putting green close mid-August when the local schools start their new term.
Stumpy Tower is a former gaol in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It has been suggested that its popular name Auld Stumpy comes from the Gaelic Olladh Stiom Paidh, meaning Great Circle of Justice.
Information above partly sourced from Wikipedia.
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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.
The Photos (in order)
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
Model Rail Scotland 2019 | Fort Murray - Dùn Moireach
Here is a selection of my personal favourite layouts at Model Rail Scotland 2019. All layouts that were at show were great and there was a great range of stalls prescent.
Walled garden at Dumfries House
Caerlaverock Castle - Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Caerlaverock Castle Dumfries And Galloway
Dating from 1270, this castle has a long history of battle along the English border.
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Travel blogs from Caerlaverock Castle:
- ... We decide to go to Caerlaverock Castle (Cal-av-rick) and take the rest of the day as it comes ...
- ... to Ruthwell (to see the Ruthwell Cross, a stone Anglo-Saxon cross dating from the 8th century that has runic script on it), Caerlaverock Castle (it's in ruins but still magnificent - must have really been something to see in its day), Brow Well (part of ...
- ... We headed through Annan to Caerlaverock Castle ...
- ... We visited our first castle, yes I bought the souvenir program :) It was Caerlaverock Castle is on the edge of Scotland and is one of the great medieval fortresses ...
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- Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Photos in this video:
- Caerlaverock Castle and Nithsdale Lodging by Kevandsian from a blog titled Dumfries and Galloway
- Caerlaverock Castle Dusk Reflection by Kevandsian from a blog titled Dumfries and Galloway
- Mark at Caerlaverock Castle drawbridge by Lizallen from a blog titled Hadrians Wall and the Scottish Borders
- See the moat at Caerlaverock Castle by Lizallen from a blog titled Hadrians Wall and the Scottish Borders
- Caerlaverock Castle from the back by Lizallen from a blog titled Hadrians Wall and the Scottish Borders
- Caerlaverock Castle - back by Mokoosh from a blog titled A mixed day of work and fun
- Caerlaverock Castle by Kevandsian from a blog titled Dumfries and Galloway
- Caerlaverock Castle 17 by Nahury1 from a blog titled Caerlaverock Castle
- Caerlaverock Castle 16 by Nahury1 from a blog titled Caerlaverock Castle
- Caerlaverock Castle 15 by Nahury1 from a blog titled Caerlaverock Castle
- Caerlaverock Castle 13 by Nahury1 from a blog titled Caerlaverock Castle
- Caerlaverock Castle 12 by Nahury1 from a blog titled Caerlaverock Castle
- Caerlaverock Castle 11 by Nahury1 from a blog titled Caerlaverock Castle
- Caerlaverock castle by Lizallen from a blog titled Hadrians Wall and the Scottish Borders
- Caerlaverock Castle by Lizallen from a blog titled Hadrians Wall and the Scottish Borders
A Day at Carstairs Carluke & Coatbridge with 2 class 68 runs 4-09-14
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On yet another mild and sunny autumnal day, I visited three Lanarkshire stations, with two mates, Scott and Alex.
The highlight for me was two runs by the new DRS class 68 diesels at different locations with both locos working hard and producing a good thrash from their engines!
We start at Carstairs where classes 66, 68, 86 and 92 are seen on a variety of freight workings. They are interspersed with Virgin and Cross Country Super Voyagers, Trans Pennine class 350s and First Scotrail class 380s.
We then move on to Carluke for a brief visit where two class 86 AC electrics are seen on an Inter-modal working and two Scotrail class 318 EMUs, one of which was recently out-shopped from Wabtec Doncaster in the Saltire livery.
Finally we move to Coatbridge Central where we see a pair of class 86 AC electrics and a DRS class 68 on an Inter-modal to round off a great day.
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Note, if anyone wishes to visit Carstairs from south of the border, there are no stopping trains from that direction. The visitor would have to travel to Glasgow Central and take a class 380 to Edinburgh, which does stop at Carstairs. One such working can be seen on this video. You are advised to purchase a Scotrail Daytripper ticket for £11.50 which allows the visitor to get on and off trains in the Strathclyde all day long if desired.
Dumfries 04-08-2010 Part 2
One of a collection of videos shot while driving through various locations. As time passes you will may start to notice how things have changed since the video was shot without you noticing. Go on take a look, maybe I was down your street.
Gadgirth Lodges - Holiday Lodges in Ayrshire, Scotland
Gadgirth Lodges -
Located on the historic Gadgirth Estate bordering the river Ayr, these outstanding Scandinavian log lodges nestle among trees within the sheltered walled garden.
There are some beautiful riverside, orchard and woodland walks in the magnificent 28 acre grounds of the estate.