Auchinleck

:For the World War II Field Marshal see Sir Claude Auchinleck.

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Auchinleck (sometimes pronounced Affleck) is a town with a population of ca. 3,900 situated 8km south-east of Mauchline, and a few km north-west of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Near the city is Auchinleck House, sometime home of the lawyer, diarist and biographer James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck.

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It is derived from Achadh nan Leac, Scottish Gaelic for "Field of the Slab/tombstone"

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Field Marshal: A Field Marshal (sometimes incorrectly spelled Marshall) is a military officer of the highest rank, one step above a full General or Colonel General. It is of a comparable rank to the similar position of General of the Army. The rank of Marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning th...

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Cumnock: Cumnock is a burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland. An industrial town, it was the home of Keir Hardie. With a population of around 10,000, it was once a centre for coal mining and textiles, however hardly any industry remains. The town sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the River Lugar....