Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire

Kirkoswald
Scots: *Kirkossald*
Kirkoswald Scots: Kirkossald;
	The Main Street
	Kirkoswald Location within South Ayrshire
Population	194
OS grid reference	NS240075
Council area	South Ayrshire;
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MAYBOLE
Postcode district	KA19
Dialling code	01655
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock;
Scottish Parliament	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°19′48″N 4°46′00″W / 55.33000°N 4.76667°W

Kirkoswald (Scots: Kirkossald)^[1] is a village and parish in the Carrick district of Ayrshire, Scotland, 1+3⁄4 miles (3 kilometres) from the coast and four miles (six kilometres) southwest of Maybole. It takes its name from its kirk (church), dedicated to Oswald of Northumbria, who is said to have won a battle here in the 7th century. The old church, which was built in 1244 and houses the baptismal font of Robert the Bruce, is now a ruin in the grounds of the modern church, which was built in 1777 to a design by Robert Adam. Kirkoswald is also noted for its connection with Robert Burns, whose maternal ancestors, the Brouns, were from the village. Burns also attended school here, and would later base the characters Tam o' Shanter, Kirkton Jean and souter Johnnie on village locals Douglas Graham, Jean Aird and John Davidson, the shoemaker.

Kirkoswald village had a population of 194 in 1991. Kirkoswald parish is 23.3 square miles (60 square kilometres) in area, and also contains the coastal village of Maidens. Landmarks include Turnberry Castle, the ancient seat of the Earls of Carrick, Culzean Castle, Thomaston Castle and Crossraguel Abbey.

Rev Robert Hunter Arbuckle was minister of the Free Church from 1860 and 1897.^[2]

Gallery

View of the village from the neighbouring moorland
The old church
The War memorial
The grave of 'Kirkton Jean'
Grave marker for former slave Scipio Kennedy
Souter Johnnie's cottage, now owned by the National Trust
The remains of Turnberry Castle
View of Maidens village
View towards Mochrum Hill

References

^ "The Online Scots Dictionary". Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
^ Ewing, William Annals of the Free Church

The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.

External links

The Gazetteer for Scotland - Kirkoswald
Kirkoswald Parish Profile
Media related to Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] "The Online Scots Dictionary". Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[2] Ewing, William Annals of the Free Church

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v t e Carrick
Settlements	Former burghs Ballantrae Girvan Maybole Others Auchencrosh Balkissock Bargany Barr Colmonell Crosshill Dailly Drumshang Dunure Greenan Kirkmichael Kirkoswald Lendalfoot Maidens Minishant Old Dailly Patna Pinmore Pinwherry Smyrton Straiton
Administration	National subdivisions Ayrshire and Arran lieutenancy area Carrick earldom Kyle and Carrick local government district Sheriffdom and County of Ayr South Ayrshire Council area Parliamentary seats (Scotland) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Parliamentary seats (UK) Ayrshire (1708–1868) South Ayrshire (1868–1983) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (1983–2005) Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (2005–)
Culture	Gaelic in Carrick and Galloway Sawney Bean
Geography	Islands Ailsa Craig Lochs Craigdow Loch Loch Bradan Loch Doon Loch Dornal Loch Finloch Loch Goosey Loch Spaig Loch Spallander Loch Spouts Rivers River Doon River Stinchar Water of App Water of Girvan Water of Tig
History	Heritage sites Blairquhan Castle Carleton Castle Crossraguel Abbey Culzean Castle Dinvin Motte Dunduff Castle Dunure Castle Glenapp Castle Greenan Castle Kirkoswald Parish Church Knockdolian Maybole Castle Maybole Collegiate Church Penkill Castle Turnberry Castle People Abbots of Crossraguel Clan Kennedy Earls or mormaers of Carrick Marquesses of Ailsa and their predecessors
Sport	Girvan F.C. Maybole Juniors F.C. Turnberry golf course
Transport	Railway lines Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway Maybole and Girvan Railway Railway stations Barrhill railway station Girvan railway station Maybole railway station Roads A77 A714

v t e South Ayrshire
Towns	Ayr Girvan Maybole Prestwick Troon
Villages, hamlets, and suburbs	Alloway Annbank Ballantrae Barassie Barr Barrhill Belmont Colmonell Coodham Coylton Craigie Crosshill Dailly Doonfoot Dundonald Dunure Failford Heathfield Joppa Kincaidston Kirkmichael Kirkoswald Lendalfoot Loans Maidens Minishant Monkton Mossblown Old Dailly Pinmore Pinwherry Seafield Straiton Symington Tarbolton Turnberry
See Also	Carrick Kyle Kyle and Carrick Strathclyde South Ayrshire Council elections
Neighbouring council areas: East Ayrshire North Ayrshire Dumfries and Galloway