Place details
Place nameAyr
Other namesAr, Ad'har, Aera, Aerea, Ercojena, Erigena
CountryUnited Kingdom
Latitude55.467
Longitude-4.633
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Was a royal burgh in 13th cen.; flourished as chief Scottish port on W coast until it was superseded; is associated with national poet, Robert Burns, who was born nearby & wrote about Ayr; became social center for Scottish gentry in 19th cen.
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