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The Historical Kilmarnock and Troon Railway
The historic Kilmarnock and Troon Railway is a nine and a half mile stretch of railway. It was constructed by a man named William Bentinck, who was the 4th Duke of Portland and was built for a mere 42,000 pounds. It was built to carry loads of coal from mines located in the western area [...]
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The Famous Laigh Milton Viaduct
The famous Laigh Milton Viaduct was once known as Milton Bridge. It is a viaduct that also is a railway that lies near the Laigh Milton mill, located in the East Ayrshire area of Scotland. The viaduct was closed down in the year of 1846, due to the realignment of the railways tracks. This viaduct [...]
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The Historic Ownership of Dean Castle
DEAN CASTLE was the family seat of the Boyds for over 400 years. Known as Kilmarnock Castle until about 1700 it was described by Pont in Dobie’s Pont’s Cuninghame, pp. 292-3: “Killmernock Castle, it is a staitly faire ancient bulding arysing in tuo grate heigh towers and bult arround courtewayes vith fyne low buildings. It [sic] [...]
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