Ayr (/ ɛər / AIR; Scots: Ayr; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Àir, meaning "confluence of the River Àir "), [4] is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. A former royal burgh, today it is the administrative centre of South Ayrshire Council, and the historic county town of Ayrshire.

Mar 14, 2021 · A concise history of the Scottish town of Ayr from its beginning as a small town in the 13th century to the 21st century

1879 - Ayr Football Club was founded, it merged with Ayr Parkhouse in 1910, becoming Ayr United. Ally MacLeod was their most famous Player and Manager who went on to manage Scotland in 1977, a time Scotland probably had their best pool of players ever.

Mar 22, 2025 · Ayr, port town, South Ayrshire council area, historic county of Ayrshire, Scotland, at the mouth of the River Ayr where it enters the Firth of Clyde. The town is at the centre of the area associated with Scotland’s national poet, Robert Burns.

Ayr eventually developed into a holiday town through the early to mid-20th century. That is how we know the town today. Tourists come from all over the world to see one of Scotland’s oldest and most important settlements, preserved over time …

Dec 19, 2023 · What is now Ayr Academy can trace its history all the way back to a school of some kind which was in existence in 1233. Most probably this was a school run by monks or friars to teach Latin to the children of local merchants.

The history of Ayr goes back to at least 1197 when a castle was built beside the River Ayr by King William the Lion to guard the Scottish border with the Kingdom of Galloway to the south. A timber bridge across the river was built around this time.

Ayrshire is a county on the west coast of Scotland, on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. It has not been an administrative unit since 1975, when, under regionalisation, it became part of the Region of Strathclyde and was divided into four districts: Cumnock and Doon Valley; Cunninghame; Kilmarnock and Loudoun; and Kyle and Carrick.

Ayr’s history began when King William I built a wooden castle by the River Ayr. It was he who granted the town Royal Burgh status in 1205. Yet, Royal Burgh or not, it was remarkable that Scotland’s first parliament would meet in the town at Saint John’s Tower, Ayr’s oldest building.

Are you interested in finding out more about Auld Ayr’s history? The brand-new ‘Ayr Through the Ages – The Heritage... Loudoun Hall was built around 1513 by James Tait, a wealthy burgess of Ayr. It’s one of the earliest examples...