Stair

The hamlet of Stair in Scotland nestles at the bottom of a glen beside the River Ayr at the north-west border of the 5,376 acre (22 km²) parish of Stair where the River Ayr is joined by Trabboch Burn in what is now known as East Ayrshire.

Related Topics:
Scotland - River Ayr - Trabboch Burn - East Ayrshire

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In the year 1450 William de Dalrymple acquired the lands of Stair-Montgomery and built Stair House. Once part of the District of Kyle, a historic sub-region of Ayrshire, the parish of Stair was created in 1653 at the request of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair who arranged for the severence of a part of Ochiltree to form a new parish.

Related Topics:
William de Dalrymple - Stair House - District of Kyle - Ayrshire - James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair - Ochiltree

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Other places of interest in the parish of Stair are Stair brig built in 1745 and Stair Church first built in 1706 and replaced with the existing structure in 1864.

Related Topics:
Stair brig - 1745 - Stair Church - 1706 - 1864

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External link: Stair Church http://www.stairchurch.homestead.com/

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