Muirkirk
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Muirkirk () is a small village in East Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. It is located on the north bank of the River Ayr, between Cumnock and Glenbuck on the A70.
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- Locality
- Muirkirk
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,540
- Timezone
- Europe/London
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.dial_code
- 01290
- UK place.static_image_name
- Muirkirk - geograph.org.uk - 38793.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Muirkirk main street, showing the junction at the centre of the village
- UK place.official_name
- Muirkirk
- UK place.type
- Village
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS697274
- UK place.language
- English
- UK place.language1
- Scots
- UK place.post_town
- CUMNOCK
- UK place.postcode_area
- KA
- UK place.postcode_district
- KA18
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Eaglais an t-Slèibh
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- East Ayrshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Ayrshire and Arran
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1420
- Image
- Muirkirk Miners' Memorial.jpg
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- Commons category
- Muirkirk
- P8168
- Das Schwarze Korps
- OS grid reference
- NS697274
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- Conservation
- Population
- History
- Notable people
- References
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Muirkirk () is a small village in East Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. It is located on the north bank of the River Ayr, between Cumnock and Glenbuck on the A70.
==Conservation== The Muirkirk & North Lowther Uplands Special Protection Area was set up to protect the populations of breeding hen harrier (Circus cyaneus), golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria), merlin (Falco columbarius), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and short-eared owl (Asio flammeus).
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