Ayr is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population of 45,595 in 2015, Ayr is the second largest settlement in Ayrshire behind Kilmarnock and the 14th largest settlement in Scotland. The town is continuous with the smaller town of Prestwick to the north. Ayr was established as a Royal Burgh in 1205. It served as Ayrshire's... Show more central marketplace and harbour throughout the Medieval Period and was a well-known port during the Early Modern Period.On the southern bank of the River Ayr sits the ramparts of a citadel constructed by Oliver Cromwell's men during the mid-17th century. Towards the south of the town is the birthplace of Scottish poet Robert Burns in the suburb of Alloway. Ayr has been a popular tourist resort since the expansion of the railway in 1840 owing...
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