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unusual facts about Haugh, East Ayrshire



Backporch Revolution

(1)This followed the extremely popular and visible "New Orleans: Proud To Swim Home" bumper sticker which was a conception of Dan Haugh, and seen in the Spike Lee documentary When the Levees Broke.

Beverage Brands

It was based in Torquay from 1992 until 2011; the main bottling plants is on the Cumnock Business Park in Netherthird, East Ayrshire at the A76/B7083 roundabout, with another at Shepton Mallet.

Cronberry

Cronberry is a small hamlet situated north-east of Cumnock and one mile north-east of Lugar, in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Girgenti House

Girgenti House (OS grid reference: NS 36502 43575) was a small, rather eccentric mansion built on part of the old Barony of Bonshaw in the parish of Stewarton, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Glasgow Green

An area of land, known as Fleshers' Haugh was purchased in 1792 by the city from Patrick Bell of Cowcaddens, extending the park to the east.

Haugh, East Ayrshire

The blue tilework bands on the building gave the name of the 'Blue Band' margarine type according to local tradition.

Ian Simpson

Ian Simpson Architects, an English architecture practice established in 1987 by Ian Simpson and Rachel Haugh

Lands of Cockilbie

The Lands of Cocklebie or Cocklebee formed an estate possessing a common border with the estates of Lainshaw, the Corsehill, and the town of Stewarton, East Ayrshire, Parish of Stewarton, Scotland.

Loch Brown

It is nowadays (2011) visible as a surface depression in pastureland, partially flooded, situated in a low lying area close to farms and dwellings of Skeoch, Dalsangan, Ladebrae, Lochhill, and Crosshands, mainly in the Parish of Mauchline and partly in Craigie, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Loch Gate

Loch Gate (NS 62389 37170), previously known as Loch Gait, was a freshwater loch, partly in the East Ayrshire Council Area and partly in South Lanarkshire, now mainly drained, near Darvel, lying in a glacial kettle hole, Parish of Galston, Scotland.

Loch of Stair

The Loch of Stair was a typical Ayrshire post-glacial 'Kettle Hole', situated in a low lying area below the farm of Loch Hill, in the Parish of Stair, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Loch of Trabboch

The Loch of Trabboch or Dalrympleston Loch (NS440211) was situated in a low lying area below the old Castle of Trabboch, once held by the Boyd family in the Parish of Stair, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Martnaham Loch

Martnaham Loch (NS 396 172) is a freshwater loch lying across the border between East and South Ayrshire Council Areas, 2 km from Coylton, in the parishes of Coylton and Dalrymple, 3 miles from Ayr.

Mauchline F.C.

Mauchline FC was a senior football team based in the small town of Mauchline in East Ayrshire.

Woolhope

Woolhope is located about 7 miles east of Hereford, sat atop the 'Woolhope Dome', a region of particular geological interest; and near Haugh Wood, a Site of Special Scientific Interest due to its varied flora and fauna.


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