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THE ROYAL BURGH OF AYR

by Annie I. Dunlop

Published by Oliver and Boyd. 1st. 1953

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.

Stock no. 1830727

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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

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