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Barr Castle Inscriptions
Barr may refer to: Places * Barr (placename element), element of place names meaning 'wooded hill', 'natural barrier' * Barr, Ayrshire, a village in Scotland * Barr Building (Washington, DC), listed on the US National Register of Historic Places * Barr Castle, ruin in Renfrewshire, Scotland * Barr Castle, in Galston, East Ayrshire, Scotland * Barr, Bas-Rhin, a commune of the Bas-Rhin ''département'' in France * Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana, US * Barr Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, US Companies * A.G. Barr, a Scottish soft drinks manufacturer * Barr Construction Ltd, a Scottish construction company * Barr Pharmaceuticals, a generic drug manufacturer that was acquired by Teva Pharmaceutical in 2008 People * Barr (surname) * Brendan Fowler, a.k.a. BARR, American musician * Barr (tribe), a people in southwest Asia Other uses * Barr body, the inactive chromosome in a somatic cell * Al-Barr, one of the names of God in Islam See also * Barre (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barr (placename Element)
Barr- is a pre-Indo-European languages, Indo-European linguistic root meaning 'wooded hill', 'natural barrier'.Éric Vial, ''Les noms de villes et de village'', Belin, 1983, In addition to the common noun wikt:bar, bar, it explains many place names as: * Barr, Bas-Rhin, Barr, commune of Alsace, France * Bar, Corrèze, Bar, commune of Corrèze, Limousin (region), Limousin France * Bar-sur-Aube and Bar-sur-Seine, communes of Aube, Champagne (province), Champagne, France * Bar-le-Duc, commune of Lorraine (region), Lorraine, France but not Le Bar-sur-Loup, a former ''Albarn > Aubarn''. In Alps, the word applies to rocky escarpments: * la Barre des Écrins is a mountain in French Alps. This root should not be mistaken for the Basque root Wikt:ibar, Bar- / ibar 'valley'. Notes and references [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barr, Ayrshire
Barr is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland, approximately from the town of Girvan. There are various opinions as to the origins of the name. The most likely is the Gaelic ''bàrr'' meaning 'a hill-top, a height'. It is believed to have been established in the 17th century by smugglers who needed a safe place close to the secluded bays of the Ayrshire coast while having access to the Raiders Road which runs close by. Barr has not grown much since that time. Currently Barr Village has a population of approximately 110, while the total for the Parish of Barr is in the region of 260. Location The village is in the Stinchar Valley where the River Stinchar meets the Water of Gregg. The meeting point of these two watercourses is known locally as The Pot. Local residents and visitors often picnic on the banks of the Stinchar. The village can be accessed from three directions. Each enters the village along a single track road with passing places. The main route is known locall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barr Building (Washington, DC)
The Barr Building is an historic structure located in the Golden Triangle section of Downtown Washington, D.C. It was listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites in 2012 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. The building was designed by Washington architect B. Stanley Simmons in the Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half ... style and named for its developer, John L. Barr. When completed in 1927, the building was noted for having the fastest elevators in the city. The eleven-story structure rises to a height of . References Office buildings completed in 1927 Office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Gothic Revival architecture in Washington, D.C. {{WashingtonDC-NR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barr Castle
Barr Castle is a late medieval tower house. It can be seen today as a ruin on a low ridge to the south of the village of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland. History Barr Castle was constructed in the 15th or early 16th century. It passed into the hands of the Hamiltons of Ferguslie at the end of the 16th century. They retained the castle until the late 18th century, when they sold and abandoned it for a new mansion. The castle is protected as a scheduled monument. Architecture The tower is a simple rectangle on plan, measuring about 7.80m east to west by 10.70m transversely, which stands to the level of the corbelling of the four angle turrets, now gone, about 12.0m high; on its south side, the chimney stack and part of the gable remain. Externally the castle is very plain, and it depends for its appearance on its mass. The tower has walls of roughly-coursed, square-faced masonry with dressed stone corner-Quoin (architecture), quoins. The only remaining ornamental featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galston, East Ayrshire
Galston (Scots language, Lowland Scots: ''Gauston'', Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile nan Gall'') is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which has a population of 4,710 (United Kingdom Census 2021, 2022) and is at the heart of the Parishes of Scotland, civil parish of the Galston parish, same name. It is situated in wooded countryside upriver from Kilmarnock and is one a group of the small towns located in the Loudoun, Irvine Valley between the towns of Hurlford and Newmilns. To the north of the town is the ruin of Loudoun Castle, the site of Loudoun Castle (theme park), Loudoun Castle theme park from 1995 to 2010. In 1874 the population was 4,727. Etymology The name Galston means "place of the strangers" from the Scottish Gaelic language, Gaelic word ''Gall'' (a stranger), and the ''Toun'' or ''Ton'' was a farm and its outbuildings. The word ''baile'' was anglicised in more recent history as toun like many other place names in Scotland which were originally "bal".Warrack, Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barr, Bas-Rhin
Barr (; in Alsatian language, Alsatian ''Borr'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Bas-Rhin Departments of France, department in the Alsace region of north-eastern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barrois'' or ''Barroises''. The commune has been awarded "three flowers" by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the ''Competition of cities and villages in Bloom''. Geography Barr lies in the foothills of the Vosges Mountains at the foot of Mont Sainte-Odile some 25 km (15 miles) south-west of Strasbourg and 5 km (3 miles) north of Epfig. The A35 autoroute passes through the eastern tip of the commune from north to south and Exit lies in the tip of the commune. The D62 runs west through the commune from the exit to Andlau. Access to Barr town is by the D362 from Mittelbergheim in the south, by the D35 from Heiligenstein in the north, and by the D42 which branches from the D1422 north of Gertwiller. The D1422 from Gertwiller in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barr Township, Daviess County, Indiana
Barr Township is one of ten townships in Daviess County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,431 (up from 4,811 at 2010) and it contained 1,649 housing units. History Barr Township was organized on 4 August 1819 from part of Washington Township; its namesake was pioneer settler Hugh Barr. Besides agriculture, which has flourished in its rich soils, the township has depended economically upon coal mining, as some of Indiana's highest quality coal mines are found in Barr Township.Fulkerson, A.O., ed. ''History of Daviess County Indiana: Its People, Industries, and Institutions''. Bowen: Indianapolis Indianapolis ( ), colloquially known as Indy, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Indiana, most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana, Marion ..., 1915, 274-275. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.44%) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barr Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Barr Township is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,057. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The Colver Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. Geography Barr Township is located in northwestern Cambria County at 40.526848,-78.490448, bordered on the west by Indiana County. The borough of Northern Cambria borders the township on the northeast. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.16%, is water. Communities Unincorporated communities * Marsteller * Nicktown * Vetera * Watkins Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,175 people, 753 households, and 594 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 803 housing units at an average density of 25.5/sq mi (9.8/km). The racial makeup of the township ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barr Construction Ltd
Barr Construction was a major Scottish contracting organisation operating throughout the United Kingdom. History The company started in the late 19th century as a joinery firm known as W & J Barr & Sons and gradually expanded into civil engineering projects. As Barr began to grow its operations out of its native Ayrshire and into larger civil engineering developments, it decided to incorporate in 1976. The company's stadia work included new facilities for Southampton, Fulham, Celtic, and Rangers football clubs as well as projects for lower league and rugby clubs. Clubs which got into financial difficulty because of mounting debts to the company included Airdrieonians and Raith Rovers. In 2001 the company won the contract to upgrade the A830 road between Mallaig and Fort William in the Scottish highlands. Barr were also involved in the renovation of Home Park, the stadium home of Plymouth Argyle. In 2006 Barr built the first "eco-store" for Tesco at Wick in Scotland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barr Pharmaceuticals
Barr Pharmaceuticals was an American specialty and generic drug manufacturer with operations in 30 countries. Approximately 75% of the company's revenues came from the sale of generic drugs, including 18% of sales which were from the sale of oral contraceptive pills. It was acquired by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries in 2008 for an estimated $7.46 billion . History Barr Laboratories Inc. was founded in New York in 1970 by Edwin A. Cohen. Starting in 1991 Barr Laboratories was involved in a scandal stemming from their violation of GMP regulations concerning handling of out-of-specification (OOS) test results. In 1993 Barr Labs lost a lawsuit stemming from these findings, resulting in new industry interpretations of FDA regulations regarding out of specification test results. In 1993, Bruce L. Downey joined the company as its president and in 1994, he became chairman and chief executive officer of the company. In 1993, the company settled a patent infringement case and began di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barr (surname)
Barr is an English, Scottish, and Irish surname, and may refer to: People * Adam Barr, American television screenwriter and producer * Al Barr (born 1968), lead singer of the Dropkick Murphys * Alfred Barr (1902–1981), American art historian, first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City * Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (1831–1919), British American novelist * Andrew Barr (born 1973), Australian politician * Andrew Barr (musician) (born 1977), drummer with The Sip and The Barr Brothers * Anthony Barr (American football) (born 1992), American football player * Anthony James Barr (born 1940), American software engineer * Billy Barr (footballer), English football player and coach * Billy Barr (naturalist), famous for collecting 40 years of climate change data * Bob Barr (born 1948), American politician * Burton Barr (1917–1997), American politician from Arizona * Candy Barr (1935–2005) American stripper, burlesque exotic dancer, actress, and model * Charl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Fowler
Brendan Fowler (born March 24, 1978) is a Los Angeles-based musician and multi-disciplinary artist who works in photography, sculpture, and performance. Early life Fowler grew up in Berkeley, California, before moving to rural Maryland as a child with his mother. According to Fowler, his father died from a heroin overdose. Career While living in New York City, Fowler began performing music under the name BARR. He described this early era of solo performance as being "really hostile. Attacking and grabbing people and wrestling the audience—really physical". After graduating from Sarah Lawrence College in New York, Fowler formed a band called The New England Roses alongside his college friends JD Samson (of Le Tigre) and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro. They began to write their own indie rock songs and performed altered covers of popular songs. In February 2002, Fowler moved to Los Angeles. He continued performing music but shifted style in response to the calming atmosphere around him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
