Ayr Ice Rink was an ice arena in

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, Scotland that opened in 1939 and was used for

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ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

and

curling Curling is a sport in which players slide #Curling stone, stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area that is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take t ...

. The rink was notable as being the home of professional ice hockey clubs

Ayr Raiders The Ayr Bruins were an ice hockey club based in Ayr, Scotland, between 1939 and 1992. Established in 1939 under the name Ayr Raiders, the club played their home games at the Ayr Ice Rink (Beresford Terrace) between 1939 and 1972 and at Ayr Ice ...

and Ayr Bruins. The building was located at 21 Beresford Terrace on the former site of Beresford Park, home of Ayr Parkhouse Football Club. Ayr Ice Rink Ltd purchased the land from

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in 1938 to build the rink. The property was demolished in 1972 to make way for a

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supermarket and today the site is occupied by two retail stores and carpark. A new ice rink was built at Limekiln Road on the site of the defunct Tams Brig Stadium in 1973, but closed permanently in September 2023. It was predominantly used for

but

figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympi ...

and recreational

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