Today we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice between the Allies of World War I and Germany “on the 11th hour
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Burns Night Connections
On this day the 25th January 1759 Robert Burns, the son of William Burn and Agnes Brown, was born at Alloway. The following day he
The Polquhirter Muse
Polquhirter Burn in the parish of New Cumnock is a tributary of the mighty River Nith which rises in the hills of New Cumnock before
Stamp Brae or Stank Brae?
The main thoroughfare through the village of New Cumnock is known as Castle, named after Cumnock Castle, the ancient seat of the barons of Cumnock,
New Cumnock Railway Station – John Miller Plaque
THE GLASGOW, DUMFRIES & CARLISLE RAILWAY LEGACY OF JOHN MILLER, CE FRSE Commemorated by a plaque at New Cumnock Station on 2 May 2013 by
From the Fields of New Cumnock to Flanders Fields
A stroll around the Auld Kirkyard of New Cumnock will reveal the names of some of those parishioners that fell in the Great War dearly
NEW CUMNOCK HISTORY 