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water of ayr — noun or water of ayr stone Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: from Water of Ayr (Ayr), river in Scotland : ayr stone … Useful english dictionary
Ayr — AYR, a sea port, burgh, and market town, in the district of Kyle, county of Ayr, of which it is the capital, 77 miles (S. W. by W.) from Edinburgh, and 34 (S. S. W.) from Glasgow; containing 8264 inhabitants. This place derives its name from… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Ayr — infobox UK place country = Scotland official name = Ayr scots name = Ayr gaelic name = Inbhir Àir population = 46,431 [cite web|publisher=Scotland s Census Results Online|title =Comparative Population Profile: Ayr Locality |… … Wikipedia
Ayr, Ontario — The village of Ayr, Ontario, Canada is a settlement located within the Township of North Dumfries in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario. Ayr is located south of Kitchener and west of Cambridge. History In 1824, Abel… … Wikipedia
Rocking stone — Rocking stones (also known as logan stones or logans) are large stones that are so finely balanced that the application of just a small force causes them to rock. They are found throughout the world. Some are man made megaliths, but others are… … Wikipedia
Lochmaben Stone — The Lochmaben Stone is a megalith standing in a field, nearly a mile west of the Sark mouth on the Solway Firth, three hundred yards or so above high water mark on the farm of Old Graitney in Dumfries Galloway in Scotland. Map reference: NY 3123… … Wikipedia
Dalmore House and Estate — Dalmore House Dalmore House in the 19th Century … Wikipedia
Tarbolton — TARBOLTON, a parish, in the district of Kyle, county of Ayr; containing 2612 inhabitants, of whom 1083 are in the village, 8 miles (S.) from Kilmarnock. The word Tarbolton or Torbolton, written also in ancient records Thorbolton, is derived… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Stair — STAIR, a parish, in the district of Kyle, county of Ayr, 4½ miles (S. W. by W.) from Mauchline; containing 823 inhabitants. This place was erected into a parish in the year 1673, for the accommodation of the family of Dalrymple, of Stair, who… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Annick Lodge and Greenville — Annick Lodge is an estate between Perceton and Cunninghamhead in North Ayrshire, Scotland. History Annick Lodge (previously Annack, Annoch or Annock) and estate was built by Captain Alexander Montgomery, the brother German of Hugh, Earl of… … Wikipedia
