Ayton (Scottish Borders)
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Ayton Scottish Gaelic Baile Eighe |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 51 ′ N , 2 ° 8 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 535 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | EYEMOUTH | ||
| ZIP code section | TD14 | ||
| prefix | 01890 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Scottish Borders | ||
| British Parliament | Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire | ||
Ayton , Gaelic : Baile Eighe , is a town in the northeast of the Scottish Council Area Scottish Borders or in the traditional county of Berwickshire . It is located about three kilometers southwest of Eyemouth and ten kilometers northwest of Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, near the left bank of Eye Water .
history
Ayton's history is linked to Ayton Castle , which was built in the 12th century. In the late Middle Ages, Ayton Castle was considered one of the strongest fortresses between Berwick and Edinburgh . After English troops razed Ayton Castle in 1448, troops under the Earl of Surrey took the rebuilt fortress in 1498. A classical mansion of the same name was later built on the site . After this was burned down in 1834, today's Ayton Castle was built in the Scotts Baronial style in 1851 .
Since the 12th century, the St Dionysius' Church was a church building in the immediate vicinity. In the 1860s it was decided to build a new church. The Edinburgh architect James Maitland Wardrop was responsible for the design of today's Ayton Parish Church .
As in various localities in the area, sawmills and paper mills settled in Ayton at the time of industrialization.
traffic
The A1 leading from London to Edinburgh bypasses Ayton in a wide arc and connects the town to the trunk road network.
Ayton is on what is now the East Coast Main Line . The line was built in the 19th century as a section of the North British Railway . Although the line is still in operation, the station has now been closed.
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ↑ a b Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Entry on Ayton Castle in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Information on the North British Railway
