49-699: The Glenmuir Water is a river in Ayrshire , Scotland .The river rises high in the hills south of Muirkirk . On reaching Lugar the Glenmuir is joined by the Bellow Water and is renamed the Lugar Water . Ayrshire Rivers Trust Archived 7 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine monitor water quality for the river and visit annually. At Dalblair the river passes the remains of Kyle Castle . Now
98-651: A Church of Scotland , a Betheren, an Episcopalian St Ninian's, the New Life Church Castle Douglas and an Elim Pentecostal Church . The Catholic Parish of St John the Evangelist offers Mass in St Ninian Episcopalian Church. Castle Douglas Hospital was built in 1897 as a memorial to Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. It was designed by Richard Park of Newton Stewart and opened on 13 October 1899. The town has
147-660: A registration county . There was an Ayrshire constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1868, when the constituency was divided into Ayrshire North and Ayrshire South . During the whole of the 1708 to 1868 period, and until 1950, the burghs of Ayr and Irvine were parliamentary burghs , represented as components of Ayr Burghs . In 1832 Kilmarnock became
196-537: A local history section it offers a range of services including internet access. The swimming pool has a fitness suite attached. The bus hub provides services throughout Dumfries and Galloway, and onward through Scotland and England. Robert Burns spent the night here at the Carlinwark Inn while on his Galloway Tour. From here he wrote a letter to Mrs Dunlop in Ayrshire dated 25 June 1794 beginning" Here, in
245-547: A number of industries in Castle Douglas, including hand-woven cotton factories from which Cotton Street derives its name. The Torrs Pony-cap and Horns is an Iron Age bronze horned cap for a pony found in Torrs Loch at Castle Douglas in 1812. It was acquired by Joseph Train , FSA Scot., the local antiquarian and author who presented it to Sir Walter Scott for his collection of antiquities at Abbotsford House . It
294-545: A parliamentary burgh, to be represented as a component of Kilmarnock Burghs until 1918. Ayr Burghs and Kilmarnock Burghs were districts of burghs , and quite different in character from later Ayr and Kilmarnock constituencies. From 1918 to 1983 Ayrshire and Buteshire were treated as if a single area for purposes of parliamentary representation, with their combined area being divided into different constituencies at different times. Scottish local government counties were abolished in 1975, in favour of regions and districts , but
343-505: A ruin, the castle dates from the 15th Century. Where the Glenmuir Water Water joins the Bellow Water the river passes through a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) called The Lugar Sill. The Lugar Sill is a geological feature which has been closely studied over many years. One of the many igneous rocks found in the sill is Lugarite, an extremely rare rock found only at this locality. A short distance upstream from
392-505: A solitary inn, in a solitary village... ". Here also he wrote his last letter to Agnes McLehose with the lines, Ah ! My ever dearest Clarinda ! ...Here am I set, a solitary hermit, in the solitary room, of a solitary inn, with a solitary bottle of wine by me. The first stage from Glasgow of the 2016 Tour of Britain ended in Castle Douglas on 4 September. The winner was Germany's André Greipel (Team Lotto–Soudal). Mark Cavendish who had been favourite to win crashed on
441-459: A theatre now known as The Fullarton . The Castle Douglas War Memorial was designed by Captain Frank Mears and was unveiled in 1921. Castle Douglas was a reception area for Glasgow 's evacuated children during World War II. From March 1943 to April 1944, the town was the base for 92nd (Loyals) Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery , which was training for Operation Overlord ,
490-406: A vibrant Community Centre on Cotton Street with over 600 users and is home to The Fullarton , a theatre opened 1996 in the building of the former St Andrew's Church. It currently hosts plays and conferences as well as providing a local cinema. 2329 (Castle Douglas) Sqn Air Training Corps is located in the town and are active within the local community, as well as offering young people between
539-424: Is King Street. It has a wide range of shops, including many shops not often found on many town high streets. Castle Douglas has two supermarkets and a convenience store. Also on King Street are Italian, Chinese and Indian restaurants as well as pubs and hotels serving meals and several take-aways. Castle Douglas is designated Scotland's Food Town and boasts some 50 outlets connected with the food industry. Parking in
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#1732790969603588-476: Is a historic county and registration county , in south-west Scotland , located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde . The lieutenancy area of Ayrshire and Arran covers the entirety of the historic county as well as the island of Arran, formerly part of the historic county of Buteshire . Its principal towns include Ayr , Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire to
637-412: Is a listed Category C building. It was designed by the architect William Forrest Valentine (1885–1957). The first tower, built by Sir William Douglas, was destroyed by fire in 1892 as was a second clock tower forty years later. A plaque records that in 1935 Henry J. Hewat of Paterson, New Jersey, USA, donated the present clock tower to the town. Capt Hewat was a native of Castle Douglas who had emigrated to
686-516: Is a town in Dumfries and Galloway , Scotland . It lies in the lieutenancy area of Kirkcudbrightshire , in the eastern part of Galloway , between the towns of Dalbeattie and Gatehouse of Fleet . It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Kelton. Castle Douglas is built next to Carlingwark Loch in which traces of prehistoric crannogs can be found, evidence of early inhabitation of the area. A large bronze cauldron containing about 100 metal objects
735-559: Is an exhibition space and used as such by local artists to display their work. It was designed by the Kirkcudbrightshire County Council architect William MacKinnell. Near the centre of town is Carlingwark Loch, a loch and SSSI , home to numerous water birds. Nearby stands Threave Castle , the family castle of the Black Douglas line of the House of Douglas . It lies on an island in the middle of
784-654: Is now in the National Museums of Scotland in Edinburgh. The completion of the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway in 1859 further improved the town's connections, and it soon developed into a major market town for the surrounding area. This is still true today and the 1900 hexagonal market building is in constant use. Although the railway was closed in 1965, the A75 trunk road was developed roughly following
833-523: Is one of the most agriculturally fertile regions of Scotland. Potatoes are grown in fields near the coast, using seaweed-based fertiliser, and in addition the region produces pork products, other root vegetables, and cattle (see below); and summer berries such as strawberries are grown abundantly. A number of small islands in the Firth of Clyde are part of Ayrshire, the chief of these being Horse Isle , Lady Isle and Ailsa Craig . The main rivers flowing to
882-553: The Battle of Langside . Castle Douglas was founded in 1792 by William Douglas , who claimed, but had no close connection with the ancient Douglases of Threave Castle. He had made his money in an 'American Trade' and created a planned town on the shores of Carlingwark Loch. The town's layout is based upon the grid plan pattern of streets as used in Edinburgh 's New Town , built around the same time. Sir William Douglas also created
931-500: The County of Bute . For lieutenancy purposes, the last lord-lieutenant of the county of Ayrshire was made lord-lieutenant for the combined area of the four districts when the reforms came into effect in 1975, with the lieutenancy area being renamed Ayrshire and Arran in 1996. In 1996 the two-tier system of regions and districts was abolished and Ayrshire was divided between the unitary council areas of East Ayrshire (covering
980-774: The Galloway counties some rugged hill country known as the Galloway Hills . These hills lie to the west of the A713 (Ayr to Castle Douglas road) and they run south from the Loch Doon area almost to the Solway Firth . To the east of this route through the hills lie the Carsphairn and Scaur Hills which lie to the south east of Dalmellington and south of New Cumnock . Glen Afton runs deep into these hills. Ayrshire
1029-568: The Ulster Scots dialect is largely an offshoot of the version of Lowland Scots spoken in Ayrshire. The Ulster Scots dialect is still widely spoken throughout County Antrim and in parts of County Down and County Londonderry , as well as still being widely spoken in West Tír Eoghain and parts of County Donegal (chiefly East Donegal and Inishowen ). Commissioners of Supply were created in 1667 for each shire, and formed
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#17327909696031078-547: The county town . Ayrshire is roughly crescent-shaped and is a predominantly flat county with areas of low hills; it forms part of the Southern Uplands geographic region of Scotland. The north of the county contains the main towns and bulk of the population. East of Largs can be found the Renfrewshire Heights, which continue south to the hill-country around Blae Loch . Southern Ayrshire shares with
1127-735: The British Kingdom of Strathclyde , which was incorporated into the Kingdom of Scotland during the 11th century. In 1263, the Scots successfully drove off the Norwegian leidang -army in a skirmish known as the Battle of Largs . A notable historic building in Ayrshire is Turnberry Castle , which dates from the 13th century or earlier, and which may have been the birthplace of Robert the Bruce . The historic shire or sheriffdom of Ayr
1176-623: The Clyde coast are, from north to south, the following: The area that today forms Ayrshire was part of the area south of the Antonine Wall which was briefly occupied by the Romans during the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius (see: Roman Britain#Occupation and retreat from southern Scotland ). It was inhabited by the Damnonii , who are presumed to have been Britons . Later, it formed part of
1225-571: The Prestwick site. However, unemployment in the region (excluding the more rural South Ayrshire) is above the national average. Throughout the 17th century, huge numbers of people from Ayrshire moved to Ulster , the northern province in Ireland , as part of the Plantation of Ulster , many of them with surnames such as Burns, Hamilton, Morrow, Stewart, Flanagan, Kennedy and Cunningham. Today,
1274-508: The River Dee, admission includes the short ferry journey. Also to the west of the town are Threave Gardens , a National Trust for Scotland property. Threave Rovers are the local football team in Castle Douglas, they play at Meadow Park in the West of Scotland Football League and their strip colours are black and white stripes. Castle Douglas used to host an annual Civic Week which was
1323-584: The US in 1893. Freeman Wills Croft set a key scene in his 1930 novel " Sir John Magill's Last Journey" at Castle Douglas Railway Station. St John the Evangelist Catholic Church was built in 1867 by the London architect George Goldie and is Category B(S) listed building. The former Castle Douglas Parish Church (St Andrew's) was remodelled by Robert Lorimer in 1900. It was converted into
1372-643: The Western approach to Castle Douglas and are known as The Buchan . The development of a military road through Galloway built by Major William Caulfeild passed through the Carlingwark area and improved transportation connections in the 18th century. Traditionally Mary Queen of Scots is said to have lodged at the House of Fuffnock on the Crossmichael Road on her journey to Port Mary in 1568 after
1421-641: The ages of 12 and 20 opportunities to fly, visit RAF stations across the UK and experience adventures. There is a library, swimming pool and bus hub in Market Street. Castle Douglas Library situated on the Market Hill, was designed by architect George Washington Browne and opened in 1904 with funding from Andrew Carnegie , the Scottish - American industrialist and philanthropist. As well as books and
1470-518: The area controlled by the county council when it was created in 1890, being deemed capable of running their own services. In 1930 the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 was implemented. This brought Ayr and Kilmarnock under the control of the county council, and re-designated all burghs as either large burghs or small burghs . Ayr and Kilmarnock were both classed as large burghs, allowing them to retain control of many functions, whilst
1519-402: The area of the former Kilmarnock & Loudoun District and Cumnock & Doon Valley District), North Ayrshire (covering the area of the former Cunninghame District Council) and South Ayrshire (covering the area of the former Kyle and Carrick District). The boundaries of the historic county of Ayrshire are still used for some limited official purposes connected with land registration, being
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1568-486: The company was taken over by Compaq in 1998. Some supplier companies grew up to service this site and the more distant IBM plant at Greenock in Renfrewshire . Scotland's aviation industry has long been based in and around Prestwick and its international airport , and although aircraft manufacture ceased at the former British Aerospace plant in 1998, a significant number of aviation companies are still based on
1617-686: The confluence with the Bellow Water the Glenmuir Water flows underneath the Glenmuir Viaduct. This is a now disused railway viaduct closed in 1964 which carried the Ayr to Muirkirk line. The viaduct is B listed . This article related to a river in Scotland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ayrshire Ayrshire ( Scottish Gaelic : Siorrachd Inbhir Àir , pronounced [ˈʃirˠəxk iɲiˈɾʲaːɾʲ] )
1666-485: The county council was abolished and its functions were transferred to Strathclyde Regional Council . The county area was divided between four new districts within the two-tier Strathclyde region : Cumnock and Doon Valley , Cunninghame , Kilmarnock and Loudoun and Kyle and Carrick . The Cunninghame district included the Isle of Arran , Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae , which had until then been administered as part of
1715-535: The county's other burghs were all classed as small burghs, ceding many functions to the county council. The 1929 act also abolished the parish councils. In Ayrshire in excess of 30 parishes were consolidated into ten district councils . The District Councils were Ayr, Cumnock, Dalmellington, Girvan, Irvine, Kilbirnie, Kilmarnock, Maybole, Troon and Saltcoats. Ayrshire County Council was based at County Buildings in Wellington Square in Ayr. In May 1975
1764-613: The creation of any new constituency names. A number of railway lines connect the towns of northern Ayrshire to each other and also to Glasgow, as well as south to Stranraer and south-east to Dumfries . Ferries link Ayrshire to the islands of Arran and Great Cumbrae in Buteshire . Glasgow Prestwick International Airport , serving Glasgow and the west of Scotland more generally, is located 32 miles (51 km) away from Glasgow in Ayrshire; it provides various passenger flights to Spain, Portugal, Italy and Poland. The name Glasgow
1813-618: The final corner. Cavendish rode away from the crash, which also involved Team Sky's Elia Viviani . The first stage from Glasgow of the 2019 Tour of Britain which ended in Kirkcudbright on 7 September passed through Castle Douglas. The winner of this stage was Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen (Team Jumbo–Visma). As with the remainder of the UK, Castle Douglas has a climate classified as Oceanic ( Köppen : Cfb ), resulting in moderate temperatures, year round rainfall, and windy, often cloudy conditions. The nearest Met Office weather station
1862-542: The focal event of the year. Its usual format is a week of events around the last week in July, culminating on Douglas Day when a street procession and carnival in Lochside Park takes place, now parades have been cancelled. The town is commonly used by tourists as a base for exploring the rest of the area. There is a camping and caravan park by Carlingwark Loch and many hotels. The main shopping street in Castle Douglas
1911-495: The invasion of occupied Europe. Their headquarters were at Craigroyston , a large Victorian house near the railway station. Nissen huts were set up at Carlingwark Loch to house the troops while other billets included a church and a bowling clubhouse. Castle Douglas Art Gallery is an offshoot of the Stewartry Museum at Kirkcudbright . It was bequeathed to the town by local artist Ethel Bristowe and opened in 1938. It
1960-401: The lines of the original military road and passes through Castle Douglas. The many hotels and pubs which derived from coach stops are an indication of the town's importance as a stopping place for travellers. Castle Douglas Town Hall was built in 1863 to the designs of Dumfries architect James Barbour. The Clock Tower was built 1934-35 and stands at the corner of King St and St Andrews St and
2009-433: The main administrative body for the area until county councils were created in 1890 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889 . The 1889 act also led to a review of boundaries of many of Scotland's counties; in the case of Ayrshire the two parishes of Beith and Dunlop , which had both straddled Ayrshire and Renfrewshire , were brought entirely within Ayrshire. The burghs of Ayr and Kilmarnock were both excluded from
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2058-439: The next reform of constituency boundaries was not until 1983. Constituencies covering Ayrshire may be listed by periods as below, but the story is somewhat more complicated than the lists may imply: until 1918, Ayr Burghs and Kilmarnock Burghs included burghs lying outside both Ayrshire and Buteshire; a particular constituency name may represent different boundaries in different periods; in 1974, there were boundary changes without
2107-404: The north-east, Dumfriesshire to the south-east, and Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire to the south. Like many other counties of Scotland, it currently has no administrative function, instead being sub-divided into the council areas of East Ayrshire , North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire . It has a population of approximately 366,800. The electoral and valuation area named Ayrshire covers
2156-470: The second during the Antonine period. They appear to have been for cavalry units and evidence has been found that a "vicus" grew up around them. They were abandoned completely by around 160 AD. Nearby Threave Castle was a seat of the powerful "Black" Earls of Douglas . A small collection of cottages developed by the shores of Carlingwark, which was a source of marl . These cottages can still be seen on
2205-490: The three council areas of East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire, therefore covering the whole historic county of Ayrshire but also including the Isle of Arran , Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae from the historic county of Buteshire . The three council areas together also form the Ayrshire and Arran lieutenancy area . The largest settlement in Ayrshire by population is Kilmarnock , closely followed by Ayr ,
2254-468: The town is free. There is a large car park at Market Hill at the top of the town next to the Heart of Galloway Visitor Centre. There is also free parking on many of the side streets that lead away from the town centre. As a Regional Market Town, Castle Douglas accommodates Wallets Mart , a livestock market visited by Queen Elizabeth II in July 2010. There are several churches in Castle Douglas, including
2303-720: Was added in front of Prestwick as per American military airport naming conventions, as the airport was in the past oft-used as a stopover by US military personnel on their way to and from military bases in Germany . Moreover, it is known in rock history as the only place in Britain visited by Elvis Presley , on his way home from army service in Germany in 1960. 55°30′N 4°30′W / 55.500°N 4.500°W / 55.500; -4.500 Castle Douglas Castle Douglas ( Scottish Gaelic : Caisteal Dhùghlais )
2352-478: Was divided into three districts or bailieries which later made up the county of Ayrshire. The three districts were: The area used to be heavily industrialised, with steel making , coal mining and in Kilmarnock numerous examples of production-line manufacturing, most famously Johnnie Walker whisky. In more recent history, Digital Equipment had a large manufacturing plant near Ayr from about 1976 until
2401-539: Was found in Carlingwark Loch near Fir Island about 1866. The hoard of tools of iron and bronze is probably Romano-Belgic of the late first or early second centuries AD and is likely to have been a votive offering. It is now in the National Museums of Scotland in Edinburgh. To the North of the town Glenlochar is the site of two successive Roman forts, the first being erected during the invasion of Agricola and
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