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    Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire

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    Kirkoswald
    • Scots: Kirkossald
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    Kirkoswald is located in South Ayrshire
    Kirkoswald
    Kirkoswald
    Location within South Ayrshire
    Population194 
    OS grid referenceNS240075
    Council area
    • South Ayrshire
    Lieutenancy area
    • Ayrshire and Arran
    CountryScotland
    Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
    Post townMAYBOLE
    Postcode districtKA19
    Dialling code01655
    PoliceScotland
    FireScottish
    AmbulanceScottish
    UK Parliament
    • Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
    Scottish Parliament
    • Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
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    UK
    Scotland
    55°19′48″N 4°46′00″W / 55.33000°N 4.76667°W / 55.33000; -4.76667

    Kirkoswald (Scots: Kirkossald)[1] is a village and parish in the Carrick district of Ayrshire, Scotland, 1+3⁄4 miles (3 kilometres) from the coast and four miles (six kilometres) southwest of Maybole. It takes its name from its kirk (church), dedicated to Oswald of Northumbria, who is said to have won a battle here in the 7th century. The old church, which was built in 1244 and houses the baptismal font of Robert the Bruce, is now a ruin in the grounds of the modern church, which was built in 1777 to a design by Robert Adam. Kirkoswald is also noted for its connection with Robert Burns, whose maternal ancestors, the Brouns, were from the village. Burns also attended school here, and would later base the characters Tam o' Shanter, Kirkton Jean and souter Johnnie on village locals Douglas Graham, Jean Aird and John Davidson, the shoemaker.

    Kirkoswald village had a population of 194 in 1991. Kirkoswald parish is 23.3 square miles (60 square kilometres) in area, and also contains the coastal village of Maidens. Landmarks include Turnberry Castle, the ancient seat of the Earls of Carrick, Culzean Castle, Thomaston Castle and Crossraguel Abbey.

    Rev Robert Hunter Arbuckle was minister of the Free Church from 1860 and 1897.[2]

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    • View of the village from the neighbouring moorland
      View of the village from the neighbouring moorland
    • The old church
      The old church
    • The War memorial
      The War memorial
    • The grave of 'Kirkton Jean'
      The grave of 'Kirkton Jean'
    • Grave marker for former slave Scipio Kennedy
      Grave marker for former slave Scipio Kennedy
    • Souter Johnnie's cottage, now owned by the National Trust
      Souter Johnnie's cottage, now owned by the National Trust
    • The remains of Turnberry Castle
      The remains of Turnberry Castle
    • View of Maidens village
      View of Maidens village
    • View towards Mochrum Hill
      View towards Mochrum Hill

    References

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    1. ^ "The Online Scots Dictionary". Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
    2. ^ Ewing, William Annals of the Free Church
    • The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.


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