Kilmarnock (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Mheàrnaig, "Meàrnag's church") is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland with a population of 46,350, making it the 15th most populated place in Scotland and the second largest town in Ayrshire. The River Irvine runs through its eastern section, and the Kilmarnock Water passes through it, giving rise to the name 'Bank Street'. Kilmarnock is often shortened to 'Killie', especially when it is referenced in a footballing situation.
Population: 42,904
Latitude: 55° 36' 42.16" N
Longitude: -4° 29' 44.92" W
The Cunninghamhead Estate is in the 21st century mainly a residential caravan park with two private residences near Irvine, Scotland. It was once a private estate, owned by a sequence of recorded families since around 1418. The Mansion House, one of…
Crosshouse is a village in East Ayrshire about 2 miles (3.3km) west of Kilmarnock. It grew around the cross-roads of the main Kilmarnock to Irvine road, once classified as the A71 but now reduced in status to the B7081, with a secondary road (the B7…
Cronberry is a small hamlet situated north-east of Cumnock and one mile north-east of Lugar, in East Ayrshire, Scotland.
Catrine railway station was a railway station serving the village of Catrine in East Ayrshire, Scotland.
The Caaf Water in western Scotland (Keaff in 1747 also Caff) drains from the Caaf Reservoir above Dalry which is fed from Knockendon Reservoir.
The Burns Monument in Kay Park, Kilmarnock, Scotland, commemorates the poet Robert Burns (1759-1796). It is located at an elevated position within Kay Park, to the east of Kilmarnock Town Centre. The monument was opened in 1879, and is a category B …
The automatic tide signalling apparatus or Pilot House at Irvine harbour in North Ayrshire, Scotland, is a category B listed building, and is probably unique, having been invented and patented by Martin Boyd, the Irvine harbourmaster, in 1905 and op…
The Battle of Mauchline Muir was an engagement fought on 12 June 1648 between two rival factions of the Covenanters of Scotland.
The Barony of Bonshaw, previously known as Bollingshaw, was in the old feudal Baillerie of Cunninghame, near Stewarton in what is now North Ayrshire, Scotland.
The Barony of Aiket with its castle, lay within the old feudal bailiary of Cunninghame.
Westwoodhill is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire.
The Thurgatstane or Ogrestane is a famous stone near Dunlop in East Ayrshire in Scotland.
Thorntoun School was opened by Barnardo's in September 1971 for children with emotional difficulties aged 11 to 16 years. The school closed in 1990 and Thorntoun is now a Nursing Home. The complex lies between the villages of Springside (North Ayrsh…
Stevenston railway station is a railway station serving the town of Stevenston, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
Stamperland is a district of the small suburban town of Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The area's close proximity to Glasgow effectively makes it a suburb of the city, though it remains administratively separate. Adjoining districts are Net…
Stair House is a late 16th- or early 17th-century house near the village of Stair, in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the birthplace of John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair (1648–1707).
St Brigid's is the church for the Roman Catholic Parish of Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland.
St Andrew's Academy was a Roman Catholic secondary school in the seaside town of Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland, which was named after the patron saint of Scotland Saint Andrew. It was open from 1971-2007.