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Ayrshire Central Hospital

Ayrshire Central Hospital, also known as Irvine Central Hospital, is an NHS hospital in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran. History Formation The hospital is constructed on land which was formerly part of the southern portions of the Eglinton Castle Estate. The hospital, which was designed by William Reid and commissioned by the now defunct Ayr County Council, was built from 1936 and was opened in stages from 1941 and became fully operational by 1944. The hospital was constructed as a series of pavilions. It joined the National Health Service in 1948. Flooding incident On 1 December 2005 the maternity building was flooded by a burst water tank. The flooding threatened the special care baby unit and took fire crews from Dreghorn, Kilwinning and Kilmarnock 3 hours to control. Maternity and neonatal units Until the 1970's uncomplicated births were usually at home or at the nearby Buckredden Maternity Home in Kilwinning while births at the hospital were often those that could involve complications. Subsequently most local births took place in the hospital. However Ayrshire paediatric services were centralised at Crosshouse in July 2006 while maternity services moved to the new Ayrshire Maternity Unit at Crosshouse Hospital in August 2006. Services The hospital provides young disabled services and rehabilitation services, and has a number of assessment beds for the Elderly Mental Health Service. References
Ayton Castle

Ayton Castle ist ein aus rotem Sandstein gebautes Schloss in den schottischen Lowlands. Es liegt nahe der Ortschaft Ayton, rund fünf Kilometer südwestlich von Eyemouth und elf Kilometer nördlich von Berwick-upon-Tweed in der Grafschaft Berwickshire in der Council Area Scottish Borders. Geschichte An der Stelle des heutigen Schlosses stand ursprünglich ein für die schottischen Lowlands typischer mittelalterlicher Wehrturm (ein so genannter Peel Tower oder Pele Tower). Dieser brannte 1834 vollständig nieder. Die Familie Home, welcher der Wehrturm und das umliegende Gelände ursprünglich gehört hatten, verkaufte daraufhin das gesamte Anwesen an die Familie Mitchell-Innes. Diese beauftragte den schottischen Architekten James Gillespie Graham damit, an gleicher Stelle einen repräsentativen Familiensitz zu bauen. Der Bau nach den Plänen Grahams wurde im Jahr 1851 im „Scottish gothic style“, der schottischen Variante der Neugotik, fertiggestellt. Es war der letzte große Bau Grahams, der 1855 verstarb. In den Jahren 1860 bis 1867 wurde das Anwesen nach Plänen der Architekten David Bryce und James Maitland weiter ausgebaut. Mark Twain besuchte das Schloss 1873 und war von der Architektur so beeindruckt, dass er darauf bestand, einen Kamin als Andenken mitzunehmen. Dieser Kamin ist heute im Mark Twain-Museum in Connecticut zu besichtigen. 1895 verkaufte die Familie Mitchell-Innes das Schloss an Henry Liddell-Grainger of Middleton Hall. Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs wurde Ayton Castle vorübergehend als Ersatzquartier für die Esdaile School genutzt, die aus Edinburgh evakuiert worden war. Ayton Castle heute Ayton Castle war von 1980 an der Wohnsitz der Familie Liddell-Grainger of Middleton Hall sowie der Barone De La Rue. Es war für die Öffentlichkeit zugänglich und konnte für Hochzeiten angemietet werden. Am 4. November 2011 stand das Schloss für 2,2 Millionen £ zum Verkauf. Seit Juli 2014 befindet sich Ayton Castle erneut im Privatbesitz und steht wieder für die Anmietung für Hochzeiten und weiteren Veranstaltungen zur Verfügung. 1987 wurde das Anwesen in das Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland aufgenommen. Seit Februar 2026, gehört Ayton Castle dem Britischen Entertainer, Schauspieler und Komiker Alan Carr. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Eintrag zu Ayton Castle auf trove.scot, der Datenbank von Historic Environment Scotland (englisch) Kurzbeschreibung des Schlosses (englisch) Ausführlichere Beschreibung des Schlosses (englisch)
Castelo de Ayton

O Castelo Ayton (em língua inglesa Ayton Castle) é um castelo localizado em Ayton, Scottish Borders, Escócia. História O castelo original parece ter sido construído por um normando chamado De Vescie. Foi destruído pelos ingleses em 1448, foi considerado uma das melhores fortalezas existentes entre Berwick e Edimburgo, quando foi novamente tomado pelos ingleses sob o comando do Conde de Surrey em 1498, após um longo cerco. O atual castelo é um bom exemplo de mansão baronial escocesa, construído pelo arquiteto James Gillespie Graham, em 1851. Encontra-se classificado na categoria "A" do "listed building" desde 9 de junho de 1971. Ver também Lista de castelos da Escócia Referências
Ayton Parish Church

Die Ayton Parish Church ist ein Kirchengebäude nahe der schottischen Ortschaft Ayton in der Council Area Scottish Borders. 1999 wurde das Bauwerk in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der höchsten Denkmalkategorie A aufgenommen. Geschichte Seit dem 12. Jahrhundert befand sich mit der St Dionysius’ Church ein Kirchengebäude in der direkten Umgebung. Heute ist dessen Ruine als Kategorie-B-Denkmal klassifiziert. In den 1860er Jahren wurde ein Kirchenneubau beschlossen. Für den Entwurf der heutigen Ayton Parish Church zeichnet der Edinburgher Architekt James Maitland Wardrop verantwortlich. Die zwischen 1864 und 1866 ausgeführten Arbeiten schlugen mit Gesamtkosten in Höhe von 7000 £ zu Buche. Für einen Großteil der Kosten kam Alexander Mitchell-Innes auf, der auf dem nahegelegenen Ayton Castle residierte. Im Jahre 1973 wurde der Innenraum restauriert und überarbeitet. Beschreibung Die Ayton Parish Church steht isoliert in einem Wald wenige hundert Meter südöstlich von Ayton am rechten Ufer des Eye Water. Das neogotische Bauwerk weist einen nahezu T-förmigen Grundriss auf. Sein Mauerwerk besteht aus cremefarbenem Sandstein, der leicht bossiert ist. Details und Einfassungen sind mit poliertem Sandstein abgesetzt. Entlang der Fassaden sind Spitzbogenfenster und spitzbögige Maßwerke eingelassen. Die Fenster schließen mit schlichten Gesimsen. Im südwestlichen Gebäudeinnenwinkel ragt der dreistöckige Glockenturm auf. Er schließt mit einem spitzen Helm aus Stein. Entlang der Kanten ziehen sich Strebepfeiler. Nachreformatorische Pfarrer bis 1882 Robert Hislop (1585–1586) John Home (1586–1601) William Hog (1601–1616) Alexander Home (1617–1626) George Home (1627–1650) Alexander Gibsone (1652) William Hume (1653–1664) John Bethune (1667–1689) George Hume (1694–1706) Thomas Anderson (1712–1751) Patrick Hepburn (1753–1772) George Home (1773–1816) George Tough (1816–1842) Daniel Cameron (1843–1882) J. J. Marshall Lang Aiken (ab 1882) (Quelle:) Einzelnachweise Weblinks Ayton Parish Church, Scotland’s Churches Trust Eintrag zu Ayton Parish Church auf trove.scot, der Datenbank von Historic Environment Scotland (englisch)
Ayton Parish Church

Ayton and Burnmouth Parish Church is a member church (Scots: kirk) of the Church of Scotland, serving the communities of Ayton and Burnmouth in the Scottish Borders. The church is situated on the side of the B6355 road, just off the main A1 road, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of the village centre and 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north-west of Berwick upon Tweed, at grid reference NT927609. History There are charters of the late 11th and early 12th centuries granting the lands of Eiton, as Ayton was then known, to Coldingham Priory. The lands were granted by King Edgar of Scotland (ruled 1097–1107). By the end of the 12th century, the monks of Coldingham had built a chapel dedicated St. Dionysius. The church later received an altar dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with endowments of various acres and rigs in the Lordship of Ayton. The old chapel, which had been extensively altered and renewed over the years up to the 18th century was, originally, a simple rectangular building, but changed to a T shape with the addition of the north aisle. Many of the early Norman features were altered or even removed in the 17th and 18th centuries. The Chapel of St. Dionysius was an important place in medieval Scotland, it played host to several meetings of commissioners from Scotland and England, in their efforts to come to treaty, including those in 1380, 1384 and 1497. The meeting of 1497 involved the Spanish diplomat Pedro de Ayala on behalf of James IV of Scotland with representatives of Henry VII of England, and the outcome was a seven-year truce. St. Dionysius' Church continued as a Roman Catholic place of worship in the hands of the monks of Coldingham until the Scottish Reformation, when it became part of the reformed church. Post-Reformation The old church buildings continued with several alterations and renovations (see above) until it no longer was fit for purpose. In 1864, a new church was built just outside the village, adjacent to the ancient church. The church was built by eminent 19th century architect James Maitland Wardrop, in the "First Pointed" style of Gothic architecture, and is a near T-shape with a 3-stage square-plan tower. The 19th-century Ayton Parish Church is a category A listed building, the highest level of protection for a historic building in Scotland, while the ruined St. Dionysius' Church is listed at category B. List of Post-Reformation ministers 1574 John Kent 1604 William Hog 1653 William Home 1667 John Bethune 1712 Thomas Anderson References External links St. Dionysius : Defending the Faith
Backmuir Wood

Backmuir Wood is a 140.58 acres (56.89 ha) woodland in the Scottish county of Angus, about 4 kilometres (2 mi) northwest of Dundee. It is located south of the A923, between the villages of Muirhead and Liff. Since 1996, the woodland has been under the ownership of the Woodland Trust, which manages it in partnership with a local community group. The area of the wood has been extended since then, including the acquisition of a further 17 acres (7 hectares) in 2009. Backmuir Wood is a diverse woodland, which is home to a variety of different tree species. It also provides a habitat for the red squirrel, a protected species in the UK. History Backmuir Wood is an ancient woodland, which was acquired by the Woodland Trust in 1996, with financial assistance from a number of sources including Scottish Natural Heritage and the Heritage Lottery Fund. At the time of acquisition, the area of the wood was 111 acres (45 hectares), but it has been extended while under the ownership of the Trust. In 2000, the Trust used funding from Homebase to purchase an adjacent 4-acre (1.6-hectare) field to extend the wood, as part of the "Woodlands for the Millennium" scheme in celebration of the 2000 millennium. The planting of over 8000 trees on the site began the following year, and this plantation became known as Millennium Corner. A commemorative feature, consisting of standing stones within a ring of copper beech trees, was also placed in the wood. In 2009, following a fundraising appeal, the Trust was able to extend Backmuir Wood by another 17 acres (7 hectares). Management and access Backmuir Wood is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust, in collaboration with a local Backmuir Woodland Community Group. Like all other Woodland Trust woodlands, it is open to the public. There are approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) of trail in the wood, with four major access points for walkers. The wood is popular with local residents, especially for dog walking. The Woodland Trust estimate that there are 11,000 visitors to the wood each year. Flora and fauna Backmuir Wood is a diverse woodland, containing a variety of species of tree, including oak, beech, sycamore, alder, Scots pine and rowan. Overall, around 20% of the wood is conifers, 70% broadleaves and 10% open space. Different species predominate in certain parts of the wood, with many beech trees in the south, birches in the centre, conifers in the north east, and oaks and rowans in the north west. The oldest trees in the wood are oak and beech; one of the beech trees in the wood is believed to date to the 19th century. The wood provides a habitat for red squirrels, a protected species in the UK. The squirrels can be found in Scots pine trees. Sightings of buzzards and kestrels are common in the area. References
Backwater Reservoir

Backwater Reservoir is a reservoir in north west Angus, Scotland. The reservoir's sole purpose is to provide drinking water, and as such, it supplies Angus, Dundee, and parts of Perth and Kinross. Backwater, together with the smaller Lintrathen Reservoir 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the south, is capable of supplying some 300,000 people with drinking water. History The project was initiated by the Dundee Corporation Waterworks in 1964 and absorbed into the newly created East of Scotland Water Board in 1968, before final completion and the official opening by Queen Elizabeth II on 9 October 1969. Scottish Water are the present owners and operators of the reservoir, following the amalgamation of the East of Scotland Water Authority with the West of Scotland and North of Scotland Water Authorities to form a single company. Scottish Water is owned by the Scottish Government. Technical The dam is an embankment type, measuring 42.6 metres high by 570 metres long. The reservoir extends for 3 kilometres behind the dam and has a peak capacity of 24.55 million cubic metres (867×10^6 ft3). An unclassified road runs across the spillway and embankment before following the east bank of the reservoir. This road runs for a further 2 kilometres before coming to an end. The dam was the first in Britain to use chemical grouting to create a waterproof barrier below the embankment. Balfour Beatty constructed the embankment and ancillary works. Soil Mechanics and Bachy Soletanche were responsible for the chemical grouting and for tunnelling work. Consulting engineer was Babtie, Shaw and Morton. Location Backwater Reservoir is located within Glen Isla. The reservoir can be reached by taking the B951 turn-off from the A93 (around 5 miles south of Spittal of Glenshee) to the north-west, or from the A926 at Kirriemuir to the south-east. The perimeter of the reservoir forms a popular walking route. See also List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom References Images
Baddinsgill Reservoir

Das Baddinsgill Reservoir ist ein 1930 erbauter Stausee in Schottland. Im Süden schließt der See mit einem Erdwall ab. Geographie Der etwa 910 m lange und maximal 290 m breite See liegt im Norden der Council Area Scottish Borders in den Pentland Hills. Er nimmt eine Fläche von 29,1 Hektar ein. Rund vier Kilometer nördlich befinden sich die Grenzen zu Edinburgh und East Lothian. Der Weiler Carlops liegt drei Kilometer östlich und die Ortschaft West Linton 4,5 Kilometer südöstlich. Südwestlich erhebt sich der Byrehope Mount (536 m), nordöstlich der Grain Heads (532 m) und östlich der Mount Maw (535 m). Verschiedene Bergbäche speisen den kleinen Stausee, von denen das an den Hängen des East Cairn Hills entspringende Lyne Water den Hauptzufluss darstellt. Am Südufer fließt das Lyne Water ab. Es entwässert östlich von Peebles in den River Tweed. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Eintrag zu Baddinsgill Reservoir auf trove.scot, der Datenbank von Historic Environment Scotland (englisch)
Baddinsgill Reservoir

Baddinsgill Reservoir is a small reservoir in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland close to Carlops, West Linton, and the boundary with Midlothian. It is close to Baddinsgill House. The Lyne Water is dammed to form the reservoir, not the Baddinsgill Burn, which joins the Lyne Water further south, below the reservoir. The earth dam was faced with concrete blocks. In time these eroded and they were capped with 100 millimetres (3.9 in) of tarmac. See also List of places in the Scottish Borders List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom List of places in Scotland Fruid Reservoir Megget Reservoir Talla Reservoir Westwater Reservoir References External links Gazetteer for Scotland: Baddinsgill Geograph image: Baddinsgill Reservoir Geograph image: Baddinsgill Dam Repair of Baddinsgill Reservoir by Hesselberg Hydro Map sources for Baddinsgill Reservoir
Balcarres House

Balcarres House ist ein Herrenhaus nahe der schottischen Ortschaft Colinsburgh in der Council Area Fife. 1972 wurde das Bauwerk als Einzeldenkmal in die schottischen Denkmallisten in der höchsten Denkmalkategorie A aufgenommen. Das Gesamtanwesen ist im schottischen Register für Landschaftsgärten verzeichnet. In vier von sieben Kategorien wurde das höchste Prädikat „herausragend“ verliehen. Des Weiteren ist eine Sonnenuhr aus dem 17. Jahrhundert in den Gärten separat als Kategorie-A-Bauwerk klassifiziert. Geschichte Im Jahre 1586 erwarb John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir verschiedene Ländereien in Fife, darunter auch Balcarres, und vereinte sie 1592 zu einer freien Baronie. Balcarres House entstand 1595 als Tower House als Hauptresidenz Lindsays. Hierbei wurden Fragmente eines 1511 von John Stirling of Keir erbauten Gebäudes inkorporiert. Das Anwesen wurde innerhalb der Familie vererbt. Alexander Lindsay wurde 1651 zum ersten Earl of Balcarres mit dem Stammsitz Balcarres House erhoben. Nach dem Glencairn-Aufstand flüchtete Lindsay ins französische Exil. Balcarres wurde beschlagnahmt und Lindsay nach seinem Tod im niederländischen Breda 1659 im Jahre 1668 auf dem Anwesen beigesetzt. Auch sein Sohn Charles Lindsay, 2. Earl of Balcarres verstarb im Exil. Sein Bruder Colin Lindsay folgte als zehnjähriger Earl nach. Als Unterstützer Jakob VII. wurde er auf Edinburgh Castle festgesetzt. Nach seiner Entlassung 1693 siedelte Lindsay nach Utrecht über und kehrte erst 1700 verarmt nach Schottland zurück. Zwischenzeitlich ins Privy Council berufen, wurde er nach den Jakobitenaufständen 1715 nach Balcarres verbannt. Dort gründete er die Ortschaft Colinsburgh. Möglicherweise wurde die Grundlage der Parkanlage von Balcarres House zu dieser Zeit geschaffen. Alexander Lindsay, 6. Earl of Balcarres veräußerte 1791 das Anwesen an seinen Bruder Robert, der sein Vermögen auf den Westindischen Inseln gemacht hatte. Um diese Zeit wurden Balcarres House durch einen Anbau im georgianischen Stil erweitert und diverse Außengebäude hinzugefügt. James Lindsay beauftragte den schottischen Architekten William Burn mit der Erweiterung von Balcarres House. Unter Coutts Lindsay fand zwischen 1863 und 1867 eine weitere Bauphase nach Entwürfen von David Bryce statt. 1886 erwarb James Lindsay, 26. Earl of Crawford Balcarres und führte das Anwesen somit wieder zur Familie der Earls of Balcarres zurück. Im Laufe des 20. Jahrhunderts wurden weitere Außengebäude ergänzt. Nachdem ein Brand Teile von Pitcorthie House, den Sitz Robert Lindsay, 29. Earl of Crawford zerstört hatte, ließ Lindsay in den Gärten ein weiteres Landhaus errichten. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Eintrag zu Balcarres House auf trove.scot, der Datenbank von Historic Environment Scotland (englisch)
Baldragon Academy

Baldragon Academy is a six-year comprehensive in the Kirkton area of the city of Dundee, Scotland. It was originally named Kirkton High School until merging with Rockwell High School in August 1997. The school is set in over 20 acres (8.1 ha) of its own grounds. The school has around 1000 pupils and serves the Kirkton, Trottick, St Mary's and Ardler areas of Dundee. This area consists of a mixture of authority and privately owned housing. The feeder primary schools are Sidlaw View, Downfield, Craigowl, Ardler and Strathmartine Primary Schools. Naming Dundee City Council Education committee asked the joint School Board to choose a new name for the school. Two names were chosen Baldragon and Craigowl (from Craigowl Hill – this was subsequently chosen as one of the House names) and Baldragon being the name for the area in The Legend of the Nine Maidens Well. The pupils were asked to vote for their preference and the overwhelming choice was Baldragon Academy. Houses Baldragon Academy has four Houses named after prominent hills in the local area: Balgay, Craigowl, Kinpurnie and Law. The Houses are represented by a colour, green for Balgay, purple for Craigowl, blue for Law and silver for Kinpurnie. These colours are also used on the Junior school tie. BBC Radio Scotland "SoundTown" Baldragon Academy was chosen to be the BBC Radio Scotland "SoundTown" school for the session 2007-2008. The school was provided with a fully operational radio studio and has been involved in numerous broadcasts and projects throughout the year-long project. Over 400 pupils took part in the project and it was hoped that all staff and pupils will have played a part in this project by the end of the session. The school has its own radio station, BBG1, which broadcasts every year for 2–3 days at a time. The school is also working with the radio station Bridge fm. References External links Baldragon Academy website Baldragon Academy's page on Scottish Schools Online Baldragon Academy, Robertson Civil Engineering (campus construction project)
Balerno Community High School

Balerno High School is a six-year secondary school located in Balerno, a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school stands on the banks of the Water of Leith, and serves children from Balerno, Kirknewton and Ratho, and also hosts pupils from a variety of areas outside the catchment area such as Currie, East Calder, Mid Calder, Edinburgh and Livingston. It also is the Heart Of Midlothian FC academy school. Headteacher and SMT The head teacher is Roslyn Ranger. She is assisted by her management team which consists of deputy heads Calum Blair and Maree Anderson. History The first record of a school in Balerno refers to one set up in 1814. Its purpose was to teach English. There were 75 pupils and the teacher was paid £25 per year. In 1872 elementary education became compulsory and a new school was needed. In 1877 what is currently the Dean Park Primary School 'annexe' became Dean Park Primary School itself (the school has since moved to a different site in Balerno) and the red brick building, now Jigsaw Nursery School, was the teacher's house. Balerno was also served by St Mungo's Episcopal School. Until the 1970s, secondary education involved Balerno, Ratho and Kirknewton children travelling long distances. With the rapid population growth in the Balerno area (1000 people in 1960, 15,000 in 1995), plans were drawn up for a £4,600,000 community school and builders prepared to go on site in April 1980. The Edinburgh Evening News reported a "shock rethink" as late as January 1980 which would "examine the consequences of not proceeding with the project". The Council even considered the feasibility of expanding places at nearby Currie and Firrhill High Schools. Balerno Community High School was opened to pupils from first to third years in August 1983. The school has since expanded to accommodate first to sixth year pupils. Famous people Notable alumni Craig Gordon - Scottish footballer (goalkeeper) Boards of Canada - brothers Michael and Marcus Sandison, musicians Eunice Olumide - model and performer Michael Deacon (journalist) - political sketch writer, Daily Telegraph Nina Nesbitt - singer Mike McKenzie (singer/songwriter) - singer / songwriter Teachers JJ Chalmers - Scottish television presenter and Invictus Games medallist References Bibliography "Balerno High School history". Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011. External links Official website
Balfour Castle (Angus)

Balfour Castle ist eine Burgruine auf dem Bauernhof Balfour Mains nahe der Siedlung Kirkton of Kingoldrum in der schottischen Council Area Angus. Die Burg wurde im 16. Jahrhundert errichtet und ist heute bis auf einen sechsstöckigen Rundturm zerstört. Um 1845 entstand ein Bauernhaus, in das einige der Ruinenfragmente integriert wurden. Einzelnachweise Weblinks Listed Building – Balfour Mains Farmhouse incorporating remains of Balfour Castle, Balfour Mains, Kingoldrum. In: Historic Environment Scotland. Abgerufen im 1. Januar 1 (englisch).
Balfour Castle, Angus

Balfour Castle was a baronial mansion at Balfour Mains, near Kirkton of Kingoldrum, Angus, Scotland. The castle was built in the 16th century and was largely demolished except for a six-storey circular tower. A farm house has been built incorporating some of the ruins in c. 1845. The farmhouse and castle remains were designated as a Category B listed building in 1971. References