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THE ROYAL BURGH OF AYR

Written by Annie I. Dunlop
Published by Oliver and Boyd in 1953

THE ROYAL BURGH OF AYR
Written by Annie I. Dunlop.
Stock no. 1830727
1st. 1953. Hardback. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seven Hundred and Fifty Years of History of the oldest Royal Burgh in Scotland. Edited by Annie I. Dunlop. Dark red cloth boards, gilt title to spine & vignette to front. B/w illustrations and plans. x and 342 pages including index. Some minor foxing present mainly to endpapers and top edge of text block. Else contents clean. Grey dustwrapper is lightly edge-worn and browned.

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Cover of THE ROYAL BURGH OF AYR by Annie I. Dunlop

Contents

  • FOREWORD
  • 1. CHATER OF FOUNDATION
  • 2. DEVELOPMENT OF THE BURGH
  • 3. HOW AYR HAS GROWN
  • 4. TOPOGRAPHY
  • 5. THE STREETS IN EARLY TIMES
  • 6. STREET NAMES
  • 7. PRE-REFORMATION CHURCH
  • 8. CHURCH FROM THE REFORMATION TILL 1800
  • 9. THE CHURCHES AFTER 1800
  • 10. WITCHCRAFT
  • 11. SOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
  • 12. FAIRS AND MARKETS
  • 13. THE HARBOUR
  • 14. SCHOOLS
  • 15. HOW THE BURGH HELPED THE POOR
  • 16. THE PLAGUE
  • 17. NEWSPAPERS
  • 18. SOME EMINENT MEN
  • 19. PROVOSTS
  • 20. MODERN DEVELOPMENT OF THE BURGH
  • 21. GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX