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Kilmarnock: Dean Castle
Dean Castle, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scot.
Kilmarnock
Scotland, United Kingdom
Kilmarnock, industrial town, East Ayrshire council area, historic county of Ayrshire, southwestern Scotland. It lies along Kilmarnock Water south of the metropolitan complex of Glasgow. Kilmarnock is the administrative centre and largest town of East Ayrshire.
Although it became a burgh in 1591, it was not until the 17th century that it became important for its manufacture of “Kilmarnock cowls” (Scottish bonnets). Later it acquired a reputation for carpets. The town still possesses the historic core of “the streets an’ neuks of Killie” celebrated by Robert Burns, whose poems were first printed there in 1786. The Burns memorial in Kay Park includes a museum. Pop. (2001) 44,390; (2011) 46,220.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Jeff Wallenfeldt.
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