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Kirkgate, Irvine Old Parish Church And Graveyard, Including Boundary Walls And Gatepiers 55°36′45″N 4°39′56″W / 55.612625°N 4.665657°W / 55.612625; -4.665657 ( Kirkgate, Irvine Old Parish Church And Graveyard, Including Boundary Walls And Gatepiers
Bourtreehill is a large housing estate built by the Irvine Development Corporation (IDC) in the late 1970s which forms part of the Irvine New Town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The estate has two main parts, known as Bourtreehill North and Bourtreehill South. Along its southern border runs the Broomlands estate. The Bourtreehill South area has ...
The River Irvine downstream from the site of the old Shewalton House. Shewalton House and estate were composed of the 'Lands of Shewalton' and the laird's dwelling, originally a tower castle and later a mansion house [1] on the River Irvine in the Shewalton area, two miles from Irvine and west of Drybridge village, East Ayrshire, Dundonald Parish, Scotland. [2]
Towerlands or Tourlands was a small estate of 70 to 80 acres (28 to 32 ha) of good quality land [1] in the parish of Irvine and the old barony of Kilmaurs, North Ayrshire, Scotland, situated near the more extensive property of Bourtreehill, the lands of which surrounded it on three sides. [1]
Cunninghamhead Moss was still referred to as Kinnicumheid Moss in the 18th century; an Ayrshire legend stating that the warlock Laird of Auchenskeith, near Dalry, set the Devil to build a road across Kinnicumhead Moss in a single night. [8] This links to the original pronunciation of Cunninghame being closer to 'Kinikam'.
Irvine (/ ˈ ɜːr v ɪ n / UR-vin; Scots: Irvin [2]; Scottish Gaelic: Irbhinn [ˈiɾʲivɪɲ]) [3] is a town and former royal burgh on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The 2011 Census recorded the town's population at 33,698 inhabitants, making it the largest settlement in North Ayrshire, [ 4 ] and 22nd largest ...
Only a mile from the town of Irvine, the remaining land surrounding Bourtreehill House is an overgrown woodland at the summit of a wide but relatively low hill. Medieval in origin and with an array of ruined structures, ancient trees, and overgrown avenues, the estate, which once housed associates of Robert Burns, William Wallace and Lord Byron, has a hidden and mysterious history.
Fullarton is a small area in Irvine, North Ayrshire. It is situated close to Irvine Bay and is next to several industrial estates, large supermarkets and retail stores and the town centre itself. Stagecoach Western buses operate the local bus services in the area. Fullarton is only 8 miles from Prestwick Airport and 25 miles from the city of ...