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West Kilbride

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West Kilbride (Cille Bhrìghde an Iar) is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, on the west coast by the Firth of Clyde, looking across the Firth of Clyde to Goat Fell and the Isle of Arran. [1]

84 relations: A78 road, Ardrossan Academy, Ayrshire, B roads in Zone 7 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, Castle Knowe, Kilruskin, Clan Hunter, Clan Ross, Clan Wallace, Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, Crosbie Castle and the Fullarton estate, Cunninghame, Cunninghame North (Scottish Parliament constituency), Don Kerrigan, Dorita Fairlie Bruce, Duggie Reid, Dule tree, Dunduff Castle, Fairlie Castle, Fairlie, North Ayrshire, Firth of Clyde, General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway, Great Cumbrae, Hall of Clestrain, Hippolyte Blanc, Hunterston, Hunterston B nuclear power station, Hunterston Brooch, Hunterston Castle, James Kennedy Logan, James Miller (architect), John Boyd Orr, John Christie (minister), John Sempill, 1st Lord Sempill, KA postcode area, Kilbride, Kilwinning, Lamlash, Largs Academy, Largs Campus, Law Castle, Law Hill, List of Category A listed buildings in North Ayrshire, List of census localities in Scotland, List of civil parishes in Scotland, List of Clipper Round the World Yacht Race results, List of golf courses in the United Kingdom, List of life peerages (2010–present), List of listed buildings in West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, List of museums in Scotland, ..., List of places in North Ayrshire, List of post towns in the United Kingdom, List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom, List of Restoration candidates, List of state schools in Scotland (council areas excluding cities, I–R), List of United Kingdom locations: Weste-West L, Magnox, Marriage stone, Matthew Arthur, 1st Baron Glenarthur, Millmannoch, Montfode Castle, Moot hill, Nicola Benedetti, North Ayrshire, North Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency), North Ayrshire and Arran (UK Parliament constituency), PGA Seniors Championship, Portencross, Portencross Castle, Ravenscraig steelworks, Robert Simson, Scarecrow, Seamill, Stagecoach West Scotland, Steven Duffy, Sustainable development in Scotland, Tarbert, The Holy Cave, Hunterston, The Lands of Ashgrove, West Kilbride railway station, Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall, 120th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, 2015 in Scotland, 2015 in the United Kingdom. Expand index (34 more) »

A78 road

The A78 is an A road in Scotland.

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Ardrossan Academy

Ardrossan Academy is a Scottish secondary school, opened in October 1882, serving Ardrossan, with pupils also coming from nearby Saltcoats, West Kilbride, Seamill, and other areas.

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Ayrshire

Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir) is an historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde.

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B roads in Zone 7 of the Great Britain numbering scheme

B roads are numbered routes in Great Britain of lesser importance than A roads.

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Castle Knowe, Kilruskin

The Castle Knowe (NS20365081), is a prominent mound located slightly to the west of North Kilruskin Farm on the Kilruskin Toll Road, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire.

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Clan Hunter

Clan Hunter is a Scottish clan.

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Clan Ross

Clan Ross (Clann Anndrais) is a Highland Scottish clan.

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Clan Wallace

The Clan Wallace is a Lowland Scottish clan and is officially recognized as such by the Lord Lyon King of Arms.

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Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park

Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park is the collective name for areas of countryside set aside for conservation and recreation on the South Clyde estuary in Scotland.

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Crosbie Castle and the Fullarton estate

Crosbie Castle (NS 343 300) and the Fullarton estate lie near Troon in South Ayrshire.

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Cunninghame

Cunninghame (Coineagan) is a former comital district of Scotland and also a district of the Strathclyde Region from 1975–1996.

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Cunninghame North (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Cunninghame North is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood).

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Don Kerrigan

Don Kerrigan (1941–1990) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for St Mirren, Aberdeen, Heart of Midlothian, Dunfermline Athletic, Fulham, Lincoln City and Portadown.

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Dorita Fairlie Bruce

Dorita Fairlie Bruce (1885–1970) was a British children's author who wrote the popular Dimsie series of books published between 1921 and 1941.

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Duggie Reid

John Douglas Jamieson "Duggie" Reid (3 October 1917 – 8 February 2002) was a Scottish footballer.

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Dule tree

Dule or dool trees in Britain were used as gallows for public hangings.

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Dunduff Castle

Dunduff Castle is a restored stair-tower in South Ayrshire, Scotland, built on the hillside of Brown Carrick Hills above the Drumbane Burn, and overlooking the sea above the village of Dunure.

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Fairlie Castle

Fairlie Castle is a restored oblong tower castle located on a natural rounded knoll situated above a precipitous section of the Fairlie Glen near the town of Fairlie in the old Barony of Fairlie, Parish of Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Fairlie, North Ayrshire

Fairlie is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwest coast of Scotland, named for the River Clyde which empties into it.

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General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway

The General Terminus and Glasgow Harbour Railway was authorised on 3 July 1846 and it opened, in part, in December 1848.

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Great Cumbrae

Great Cumbrae (Scots, Muckle Cumbrae; Scottish Gaelic, Cumaradh Mòr; also known as Cumbrae or the Isle of Cumbrae) is the larger of the two islands known as The Cumbraes in the lower Firth of Clyde in western Scotland.

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Hall of Clestrain

The Hall of Clestrain is a house in the parish of Orphir, Orkney, Scotland.

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Hippolyte Blanc

Hippolyte Jean Blanc (18 August 1844 – 17 March 1917) was a Scottish architect.

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Hunterston

Hunterston, by the Firth of Clyde, is a coastal area in Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Hunterston B nuclear power station

Hunterston B Power Station is a nuclear power station in North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Hunterston Brooch

The Hunterston Brooch is a highly important Celtic brooch of "pseudo-penannular" type found near Hunterston, North Ayrshire, Scotland, in either, according to one account, 1826 by two men from West Kilbride, who were digging drains at the foot of Goldenberry Hill,Lamb, page 92 or in 1830.

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Hunterston Castle

Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland is the historic home of the lairds of Clan Hunter.

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James Kennedy Logan

James Kennedy Logan (8 May 1844–8 November 1912) was a New Zealand inspector and superintendent of telegraphs.

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James Miller (architect)

James Miller (1860–1947) was a Scottish architect, recognised for his commercial architecture in Glasgow and for his Scottish railway stations.

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John Boyd Orr

John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr of Brechin Mearns, (23 September 1880 – 25 June 1971), styled Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a Scottish teacher, doctor, biologist and politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and his work as the first Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

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John Christie (minister)

John Cairns Christie (born 9 July 1947) is a minister of the Church of Scotland.

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John Sempill, 1st Lord Sempill

John Sempill, 1st Lord Sempill of Eliotstoun (died 9 September 1513) was a Scottish peer.

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KA postcode area

The KA postcode area, also known as the Kilmarnock postcode area, is a group of postcode districts in East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire in Scotland.

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Kilbride

Kilbride may refer to.

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Kilwinning

Kilwinning (from Cill D’Fhinnein) is a town in North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Lamlash

Lamlash (An t-Eilean Àrd) is the largest village by population on the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland.

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Largs Academy

Largs Academy was a Scottish secondary school, opened in August 1970, serving the towns of Largs, Fairlie, Skelmorlie and the island of Cumbrae, as well as taking placement requests from across Scotland, from places such as West Kilbride, Beith and Renfrewshire.

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Largs Campus

Largs Campus is a campus containing Largs Academy, Largs Primary St Mary’s Primary and Largs Early Years.

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Law Castle

Law Castle is situated on the lower slopes of Law Hill on the edge of West Kilbride, in North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Law Hill

Law Hill is a hill in the North Ayrshire town of West Kilbride, overlooking the Firth of Clyde and the hills of Arran beyond.

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List of Category A listed buildings in North Ayrshire

This is a list of Category A listed buildings in the North Ayrshire council area in Scotland.

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List of census localities in Scotland

A census locality in Scotland is a reporting district for results from the 2001 census corresponding to all or part of an urban area.

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List of civil parishes in Scotland

This is a list of the 871 civil parishes in Scotland.

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List of Clipper Round the World Yacht Race results

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race was conceived in 1995 by Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and together with William Ward (CEO), founded Clipper Ventures, a company that would run the race.

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List of golf courses in the United Kingdom

A list of golf courses in the United Kingdom.

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List of life peerages (2010–present)

This is a list of life peerages in the Peerage of the United Kingdom created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 since 2010, during the tenures of Conservative prime ministers David Cameron and Theresa May.

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List of listed buildings in West Kilbride, North Ayrshire

This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of West Kilbride in North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is a complete list of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from the Reformation to the present day.

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List of museums in Scotland

This list of museums in Scotland contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.

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List of places in North Ayrshire

This List of places in North Ayrshire is a list of links for any town, village, hamlet, castle, golf course, historic house, nature reserve, reservoir, river, and other place of interest in the North Ayrshire council area of Scotland.

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List of post towns in the United Kingdom

This is a list of post towns in the United Kingdom and Crown dependencies, sorted by the postcode area (the first part of the outward code of a postcode).

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List of postcode districts in the United Kingdom

This is a list of postcode districts in the United Kingdom and Crown dependencies.

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List of Restoration candidates

The following list of Restoration candidates itemises all 72 of the buildings at risk featured in the BBC TV series Restoration.

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List of state schools in Scotland (council areas excluding cities, I–R)

The following is a partial list of currently operating state schools in the unitary council area of Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross and Renfrewshire in Scotland, United Kingdom.

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List of United Kingdom locations: Weste-West L

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Magnox

Magnox is a type of nuclear power/production reactor that was designed to run on natural uranium with graphite as the moderator and carbon dioxide gas as the heat exchange coolant.

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Marriage stone

A marriage stone, nuptial stone or lintel stone is usually a stone, rarely wood, lintel carved with the initials, coat of arms, etc.

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Matthew Arthur, 1st Baron Glenarthur

Matthew Arthur, 1st Baron Glenarthur (9 March 1852 – 23 September 1928), known as Sir Matthew Arthur, 1st Baronet, from 1903 to 1918, was a Scottish businessman.

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Millmannoch

Millmannoch, also once known locally as the 'Mill of Mannoch'Paterson, Page 211 or Kilmannoch, is a ruined mill and hamlet in the old Barony of Sundrum, South Ayrshire, Parish of Coylton, Scotland about a mile from Coylton and Drongan.

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Montfode Castle

The remains of the old castle of Montfode or Monfode lie to the north-west of the town of Ardrossan and south-west of West Kilbride in North Ayrshire, Scotland, above the Montfode Braes (above the raised beach cliffs), in the old Barony of Kilbride.

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Moot hill

A moot hill or mons placiti (statute hill) is a hill or mound historically used as an assembly or meeting place, as a moot hall is a meeting or assembly building, also traditionally to decide local issues.

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Nicola Benedetti

Nicola Benedetti (born 20 July 1987) is a Scottish classical violinist.

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North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire (Siorrachd Àir a Tuath) is one of 32 council areas in Scotland.

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North Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North Ayrshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918.

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North Ayrshire and Arran (UK Parliament constituency)

North Ayrshire and Arran is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south-west of Scotland within the North Ayrshire council area.

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PGA Seniors Championship

The PGA Seniors Championship is a European Senior Tour golf tournament for men aged fifty and above.

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Portencross

Portencross (Port na Crois) is a hamlet near Farland Head in North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Portencross Castle

Portencross Castle, also known historically as Portincross Castle, is situated in Portencross, on the west coast of Scotland, about 3km from West Kilbride.

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Ravenscraig steelworks

The Ravenscraig steelworks, operated by Colvilles and from 1967 by British Steel Corporation, consisted of an integrated iron and steel works and a hot strip steel mill.

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Robert Simson

Robert Simson (14 October 1687 – 1 October 1768) was a Scottish mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow.

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Scarecrow

A scarecrow is a decoy or mannequin, often in the shape of a human.

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Seamill

Seamill is a village in North Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland, about 5 miles north of Ardrossan and 8 miles south of Largs, on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde.

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Stagecoach West Scotland

Stagecoach West Scotland is an operating region of Stagecoach UK Bus, comprising Western Buses Ltd based in Ayr, Scotland.

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Steven Duffy

Steven Duffy (born 16 April 1980 in West Kilbride, Scotland) is a former Scotland Club XV international rugby union footballer who played at Centre.

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Sustainable development in Scotland

Sustainable development in Scotland has a number of distinct strands.

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Tarbert

Tarbert (An Tairbeart) is a place name in Scotland and Ireland.

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The Holy Cave, Hunterston

The Holy Cave at Hunterston in the Parish of West Kilbride is associated with Saint Mungo, also known as St Kentigern and is often referred to as the Hawking Craig Cave however two caves exists in the Hawking Craig Wood and 'Three Sisters' area of the cliffs, the other being Smith's Cave, better described as a rock shelter lying a short distance to the south.

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The Lands of Ashgrove

The Lands of Ashgrove, previously known as Ashenyards formed a small estate in the Parish of Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, lying between Kilwinning and Stevenston.

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West Kilbride railway station

West Kilbride railway station is a railway station in West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall

The Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall (The Institute and Memo) is an historical Miners' institute, Working men's club and multi-purpose community centre in Newbridge in South Wales which includes a memorial to those from the town who died in the World War I and World War II.

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120th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery

The 120th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (120th LAA Rgt), was an air defence unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery during World War II.

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2015 in Scotland

Events from the year 2015 in Scotland.

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2015 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 2015 in the United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Kilbride

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