Kilmaurs is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland which lies just outside of the largest settlement in East Ayrshire, Kilmarnock. It lies on the Carmel Water, 21 miles southwest of Glasgow. Population recorded for the village in the 2001 Census recorded 2,601 people resided in the village It was in the Civil Parish of Kilmaurs.
Kilmaurs Cross, showing the old Kilmaurs Parish Council Headquarters and Kilmaurs county jail in the centre
The Jougs in 1900.
James Cunningham, 14th Earl of Glencairn.
Laigh Milton Viaduct is the oldest surviving railway bridge in Scotland
East Ayrshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquarters of the council are located on London Road, Kilmarnock. With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire, it formed the former county of Ayrshire.
The Jougs in Kilmaurs in 1900, served as the council chamber for the Burgh of Kilmaurs
East Ayrshire was established in 1996, with Kilmarnock becoming its administrative centre
Agriculture contributes a large part to East Ayrshire's economy
Loch Doon in East Ayrshire, near to Carrick
