Beith

Beith is a town in Ayrshire, Scotland.

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One of its main claims to fame is that a signatory of the American Declaration of Independence, the Rev. John Witherspoon, was a former minister of its parish.

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Dr Henry Faulds, the originator of the forensic use of fingerprinting as a means to identify criminals, was born in Beith in 1843.

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It was also home to many world-famous cabinet works, such as Stevenson and Higgins.

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Beith Website

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Ayrshire: Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir ?ir in Scottish Gaelic) is a traditional county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr and Kilmarnock. The town of Troon (pop. 20,000) on the coast hosts the British Open Golf Championship every seven years, inc...

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