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Ayrshire TownsAilsa CraigA small rocky island which guards the entrance to the Firth of Clyde. This beautiful island is a true living landmark and a familiar sight for visitors to the Ayrshire coast south of Glasgow. It is a well known landmark and is colloquially nicknamed Paddys Milestone Alloway No visit to Ayrshire is complete without a visit to Alloway, Alloway is birthplace of its most famous son Robert Burns and there are many attractions and history of this famous village. The thatched cottage, built in 1757 by Burns father has been restored and contains many relics of his time Ayr The County town of Ayr, in the heart of the Burns Country is a modern, busy shopping centre. Ayr attracts many visitors throughout the year, the sea -front and its leafy suburbs should definitely be on your Ayrshire places to visit list Girvan The largest town in the district of Carrick and the biggest settlement on the coast between Ayr to the North, and Stranraer to the south. Girvan is also home to an active boatyard and harbour. Views of Arran or Ailsa Craig, rising out of the Firth of Forth are simply stunning! Maybole The ancient capital of Carrick. Miniboll as it was known it has a recorded history going back to the 1100s Prestwick Located on the West Coast of Scotland and is a neighbour to Ayr and Troon, Prestwick has many places of historical interest including Prestwick Old Course where the first Open Golf Championship was played The Isle of Arran Arran which means The Peaked Island in Gaelic,is a small island off the West Coast of Scotland. It is approximately twenty miles long and eleven miles wide and lies in the Firth of Clyde. Arran is often referred to as 'Scotland in Miniature', and captures many aspects of the beauty of Scotland Troon The name Troon comes from the Celtic word trwyn, which means headland or point. The old part of Troon town was built on the rocky nose that extends from the sandy bays to the North and South. Troon is twinned with town of Villeneuve- sur-Lot in France |
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