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The
Magnificent Castle of Culzean and the Kennedy Family by
Michael Moss
Culzean castle on the
Ayrshire coast is the most visited property of the National Trust for
Scotland. Built in the late 16th century above a network of caves, the
castle became a centre for smuggling during the 18th century. Sir Thomas
Kennedy, 9th Earl of Cassillis, went on an extended grand tour in the 1750s
and returned full of ideas as to how to improve his vast estates and home.
His brother and heir commissioned Robert Adam to create his masterpiece and
became bankrupt as a result. The estate was rescued when wealthy American
cousins inherited it in 1792. Archibald Kennedy, 1st Marquess of Ailsa,
completed the house and lavished money on the property. Produced in
association with the National Trust for Scotland, this volume tells the
whole history of the castle. Michael Moss has carried out extensive
research, drawing on estate records, original plans and family
correspondence to create a major history of the castle and an account of the
running of a Scottish country estate.
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Ayrshire Coast by Dane Love
The book covers
the Ayrshire Coast from north to south.
The Ayrshire coast has it all. Magnificent scenery. Golden beaches.
Perennially popular seaside resorts. World-class golf courses. Picturesque
fishing villages. Outstanding visitor attractions. And a long history full
of dramatic stories, lore and legend. Discover it all in the company of best
selling local author Dane Love, an acknowledged expert on the county.
Illustrated throughout by his detailed maps and line drawings, the book will
be an invaluable guide for the walker, cyclist or motorist. Or for anyone
who just wants to know more about a fascinating part of Scotland.
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Ayrshire: Discovering a Country: Discovering a Country
by Dane Love
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Ayrshire & Arran - An
Illustrated Guide by Rob Close
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AYRSHIRE -
A Historical Guide
A
chronological history of Ayrshire from prehistoric times to the 21st
century, including maps of the region. The region was inhabited from
earliest times, and many duns, cairns and barrows remain, in some of which
important Mesolithic and Iron Age artefacts have been found.
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Ayrshire
by John Burgess

The
Ayrshire Book of Burns Lore
A.M. Boyle
The
Annals of the Parish / The Ayrshire Legatees
John Galt, Ian Campbell (Introduction)
Ayrshire
George Washington Wilson
Ayrshire
& Renfrewshire's Lost Railways
Gordon Stansfield 
Ayrshire
Heritage by
A.M. Boyle
Ayrshire
Limericks
Ken Andrew, Ronnie Russell (Illustrator)
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Ayrshire
Idylls [E-BOOK: ADOBE READER] by
Neil Munro
A collection of ten short
stories by Neil Munro, best known as the author of the "Para Handy" tales,
but also the creator of many more serious works. Ayrshire Idylls features
four episodes from the life of Robert Burns, including the creation of 'Tam
o' Shanter', together with stories about Boswell and Doctor Johnson, John
Galt and two tales of the Covenanters.
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Ayrshire
Recessional and Other Poetry
by
Gordon Iain Jarvie
Discovering
Ayrshire
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J. Strawhorn, K. Andrew
The
Geology of North Arran, South Bute, and the Cumbraes with Parts of Ayrshire and
Kintyre
W.E. Gunn
Hearth
Tax for Ayrshire 1691
Robert H J Urquhart (Editor), Rob Close (Editor)
Kelburn
Castle & Country Centre, Ayrshire
Lost
Railway Lines of Ayrshire
Alasdair Wham
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Ayrshire & Renfrewshire's Lost Railways by
Gordon Stansfield
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She Was Aye Workin': Memories of Tenement Women in
Edinburgh and Glasgow
by Helen Clark, Elizabeth Carnegie
An exploration of the
lives of women who raised families and made ends meet in Scotland's
early 20th-century urban tenements. The vividness of oral memory
captures their resilience and ingenuity. Women helped each other as they
battled against poverty, poor living conditions and disease
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Up Oor
Close: Memories of Domestic Life in Glasgow Tenements, 1910-45 by
Jean Faley
If your interest in
history is how people actually lived, then this book is a must. It
provides a detailed account of virtually all aspects of tenement life.
Tenement flats now provide "starter accommodation" for young couples
and the young free and single. How on earth did mothers manage to
bring up a family of four in a one bedroom, two room flat? There were
no bathrooms, no toilets in the flats, and no washing machines. The
answers are here. Read this book if you live in any of Scotland's
towns or cities with tenements flats, or if you have an interest in
social history - it's excellent!
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Ayrshire Atlas: Atlas of Towns & Villages in
Ayrshire
by Malcolm V. Nicolson
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Armstrong's
Map of Ayrshire (Set of 6): (Kilmarnock / Cumnock / Loch Doon / Largs
/ Ayr / Girvan)
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