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Scottish Junior Football Ayrshire Division One
The Scottish Junior Football Ayrshire Division One (also known as the Ayrshire District League) was the third-tier division of the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association. The two highest-placed teams at the end of the season were promoted to the Super League First Division. It sat below two region-wide divisions and alongside a 'Central' geographical equivalent (with two divisions) representing the Ayrshire League and Central League The or , also known as the for sponsorship reasons, is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League i ... which merged to form the West Region. In 2018, the lower leagues in the region were reorganised, no longer being split geographically, with the result that the Central First and Second Divisions and the Ayrshire Division merged and were separated into two tiers ( League One and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Of Scotland Super League First Division
The SJFA West Region Championship (known as the McBookie.com West Region Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a Scottish semi-professional football competition run by the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and was the second tier of league competition for its member clubs. Formerly known as the West of Scotland Super League First Division, the league began in 2002 when top sides from the former Ayrshire and Central Regions agreed to form two combined Super League divisions above the regional competitions. Originally comprising twelve clubs, it was expanded to fourteen after two years as promotion/relegation places were increased. West Region clubs voted in 2017 to organise all leagues on a regionwide basis and as a result, the second tier Super League First Division was rebranded as the ''Championship'' from 2018 onwards and latterly consisted of sixteen clubs. Clubs were promoted to a rebranded ''Premiership'' and relegated to a regionwide '' League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardrossan
Ardrossan (; ) is a town on the North Ayrshire coast in southwestern Scotland. The town has a population of 10,670 and forms part of a conurbation with Saltcoats and Stevenston known as the 'Three Towns#Scotland, Three Towns'. Ardrossan is located on the east shore of the Firth of Clyde. The town is the main terminal of Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services operating from mainland Scotland to the Isle of Arran. History Ardrossan's roots can be traced to the construction of its Ardrossan Castle, castle 'Cannon Hill', thought to be in around 1140, by Simon de Morville. The castle and estate passed to the Clan Barclay, Barclay family (also known as Craig (surname), Craig) and through successive heirs until the 14th century when it passed to the Eglinton family on the death of Godfrey Barclay de Ardrossan, who died without an heir. Sir Fergus Barclay, Baron Ardrossan, Baron of Ardrossan, was said to be in league with the Devil and in one of his dealings, set the task for the Devil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muirkirk
Muirkirk () is a small village in East Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. It is located on the north bank of the River Ayr, between Cumnock and Glenbuck on the A70. Conservation The Muirkirk & North Lowther Uplands Special Protection Area was set up to protect the populations of breeding hen harrier (Circus cyaneus), golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), merlin (Falco columbarius), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and short-eared owl (Asio flammeus). Population As of 2019, the estimated population of Muirkirk is 1,386. History The village developed around its church, which was built in 1631, and was a fertile recruiting ground for the Covenanter movement. The village partook in curling since at least 1750, and has one of the earliest written accounts of this, by the minister, Rev John Sheppard. In recent times, the village has fallen into decline due to its geographic isolation and the collapse of its coal and iron industries, but attempts are being made at regeneration t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Muirkirk () is a small village in East Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. It is located on the north bank of the River Ayr, between Cumnock and Glenbuck on the A70. Conservation The Muirkirk & North Lowther Uplands Special Protection Area was set up to protect the populations of breeding hen harrier (Circus cyaneus), golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), merlin (Falco columbarius), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and short-eared owl (Asio flammeus). Population As of 2019, the estimated population of Muirkirk is 1,386. History The village developed around its church, which was built in 1631, and was a fertile recruiting ground for the Covenanter movement. The village partook in curling since at least 1750, and has one of the earliest written accounts of this, by the minister, Rev John Sheppard. In recent times, the village has fallen into decline due to its geographic isolation and the collapse of its coal and iron industries, but attempts are being made at regeneration th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maybole
Maybole (, ) is a town and former burgh of barony and police burgh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It had an estimated population of in . It is situated south of Ayr and southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. The town is bypassed by the A77 road, A77. History There are no written records or mention of the town and district until the 12th century, twelfth century although the area was indeed mentioned by the Roman Empire, Romans during their Scotland during the Roman Empire, occupation of South Scotland. The inhabitants were then known as the Damnonii, Damnii. Maybole has Middle Ages roots, receiving a charter from Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick in 1193. In 1516 it was made a burgh of regality, although for generations it remained under the suzerainty of the Clan Kennedy, afterwards Earl of Cassillis, Earls of Cassillis and (later) Marquess of Ailsa, Marquesses of Ailsa, the most powerful family in Ayrshire. The Archibald Angus Charles Kennedy, 8th Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Maybole (, ) is a town and former burgh of barony A burgh of barony was a type of Scottish town (burgh). Burghs of barony were distinct from royal burghs, as the title was granted to a landowner who, as a tenant-in-chief, held his estates directly from the crown. (In some cases, they might also ... and police burgh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It had an estimated population of in . It is situated south of Ayr and southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. The town is bypassed by the A77 road, A77. History There are no written records or mention of the town and district until the 12th century, twelfth century although the area was indeed mentioned by the Roman Empire, Romans during their Scotland during the Roman Empire, occupation of South Scotland. The inhabitants were then known as the Damnonii, Damnii. Maybole has Middle Ages roots, receiving a charter from Donnchadh, Earl of Carrick in 1193. In 1516 it was made a burgh of regality, althoug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lugar, East Ayrshire
Lugar is a small village in East Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. Lugar is in Auchinleck Parish, Kyle, Ayrshire, Kyle District, Ayrshire. It is ENE of Cumnock, and about from Cronberry and from Gaswater. Lugar was a Lugar railway station, station on the Mauchline and Muirkirk branch of the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Lugar is about SE of Kilmarnock. Lugar was once dominated by a large ironworks with several blast furnaces. Like the mining industry in nearby areas, though, the iron industry has been destroyed by economic decline. The Lugar ironworks closed long ago. Lugar was built to accommodate the workers at the ironworks around 1845. They were housed in "''miners raws" (sic). On the 1860 Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map the rows included ''Peesweip Row, Craigstonholm Row, Store Row, Back Row'' and ''Hollowholm Row''.(This map also shows a Curling, Curling Pond). Other maps included ''Laigh Row, Double Row'' and ''High Row''. The population grew to 753 in 1861, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Lugar may refer to: People *Richard Lugar (1932–2019), United States senator * Robert Lugar (1773–1855), English architect and engineer Places and landmarks * Lugar (country subdivision), in Portugal and Spain *Lugar, East Ayrshire Lugar is a small village in East Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. Lugar is in Auchinleck Parish, Kyle, Ayrshire, Kyle District, Ayrshire. It is ENE of Cumnock, and about from Cronberry and from Gaswater. Lugar was a Lugar railway station, stati ..., a small village in southwest Scotland * Lugar Research Center, a laboratory in Tbilisi, Georgia Other uses * Lugar Water, a river in Scotland *'' Lugar Heights'', an animated television series See also * Luger (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirkconnel
Kirkconnel ( Gaelic: ''Cille Chonbhaill'') is a small parish in Dumfries and Galloway, southwestern Scotland. It is located on the A76 near the head of Nithsdale. Principally it has been a sporting community. The name comes from The Church of Saint Conal. In 1850 the village had only a single street. Next to Kirkconnel is a separate village called Kelloholm. It is also associated with the ballad '' Helen of Kirkconnel''. History The early church and settlement were situated at the foot of Kirkland Hill on the drove road from Ayrshire to Lanarkshire, which followed the steep incline beside the Glenaylmer Burn. Whether Saint Conal was a Culdee monk and missionary from Gaelic Ireland or the son of a local shepherd befriended and educated by Glasgow's Saint Mungo, Christianity came early to this part of Nithsdale. A Celtic cross, erected in 1880 by the Duke of Buccleuch at the instigation of the Church of Scotland minister, the Rev. John Donaldson, marks the reputed burial plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kello may refer to: People * Esther Kello (1571–1624), Scottish miniaturist, calligrapher, writer, and embroider * Jagama Kello (1922—2017), Ethiopian military officer * Marián Kello (born 1982), Slovak former footballer Other uses * Kello Hospital Kello Hospital is a health facility in John's Loan, Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Lanarkshire. History The facility, which was financed by a legacy from Simon Linton Kello, a local bank manager, and his sister, was c ..., a health facility in Biggar, Scotland, United Kingdom * Kello Rovers F.C., a Scottish football club {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darvel
Darvel (, ) is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Loudoun, Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" (). The town's Latin motto, , means "Not for ourselves, but for others". History Prehistory and archaeology Archaeological excavations and surveys, between 2003 and 2007, by Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD) in advance of the extension to the Loudoun Hill Quarry, found that people had been living in the area between the Mesolithic and the Late Iron Age Scotland, Late Iron Age periods. In the earliest periods the area was covered by woodlands and those were probably still undisturbed. An additional excavation, in 2007, found a rare late medieval farmstead. The pottery and Radiocarbon dating, radiocarbon dates indicate that the farm was occupied in the 14th–15th centuries. It is thought that this site belonged to the farm of Newton, which was first documented in the late 14th century within the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Darvel (, ) is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" (). The town's Latin motto, , means "Not for ourselves, but for others". History Prehistory and archaeology Archaeological excavations and surveys, between 2003 and 2007, by Glasgow University Archaeological Research Division (GUARD) in advance of the extension to the Loudoun Hill Quarry, found that people had been living in the area between the Mesolithic and the Late Iron Age periods. In the earliest periods the area was covered by woodlands and those were probably still undisturbed. An additional excavation, in 2007, found a rare late medieval farmstead. The pottery and radiocarbon dates indicate that the farm was occupied in the 14th–15th centuries. It is thought that this site belonged to the farm of Newton, which was first documented in the late 14th century within the parish of Galston. At that time the parish of Galston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
