Old Photographs Cumnock Ayrshire Scotland

Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Cumnock town in East Ayrshire. The town sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the Lugar Water. It is believed that a place of worship has existed in Cumnock's Square for over 1,100 years, though the earliest records begin in about 1275. The patron saint of Cumnock is Saint Conval. King James IV created the Burgh of Cumnock. The town has a strong socialist heritage due to its role as a mining centre. The father of the Labour Party, James Keir Hardie, lived in the town for a large part of his life. William Wallace allegedly spent 3 months in the seat of Patrick Dunbar at Cumnock or Cumno in 1296, according to the poem, The Wallace, by Blind Harry. Cumnock is also in the heart of Robert Burns country and the poet is said to have spent time there. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.

[@ianleiper]

Hi I like this one as I attended Glaisnock Rural School between 1958 and 1961 and we walked to Cumnock on a Saturday afternoon distance of just short of 2 miles

[@tourscotland]

Thanks for the info, Ian

[@benconstable2622]

My grandad is buried in New cumnock afton cemetery with his family he was my great great great grandad

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[@coolgamer9503]

Greenmill primary school was in that and its changed and I'm in p7

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[@800Viffer]

I was at Greenmill and the Academy in the 60s and 70s

[@davyk3717]

800Viffer so was I as well 👍