The village of Dalrymple in East Ayrshire was established around 1800 but the parish itself is much older. The name is derived from Scottish Gaelic, translating roughly as 'the dale (or flat field) of the crooked water'. The village nestles in the crooks and bends of the beautiful River Doon and is situated about 8 km from Ayr. It is said that Robert Burns attended both the Dalrymple Parish Church and school in his youth while living nearby in Alloway.
Along with the parish church the village has its own primary school and nursery, shops and post office, community center, library, bowling green, playing field, basket ball court, two pubs and two hairdressing /beauty salons.
Clubs, groups and associations in Dalrymple include the local community council and community asscociation, play group, boys football, martial arts, and a well established fishing club. There is also local access to the woodland and riverside walks within the nearby Skeldon Estate.
Along with the parish church the village has its own primary school and nursery, shops and post office, community center, library, bowling green, playing field, basket ball court, two pubs and two hairdressing /beauty salons.
Clubs, groups and associations in Dalrymple include the local community council and community asscociation, play group, boys football, martial arts, and a well established fishing club. There is also local access to the woodland and riverside walks within the nearby Skeldon Estate.
Some views of Dalrymple today.
Dalrymple Parish Church and graveyard.
Kirkton Inn. Established in 1879
The White Horse Inn - a popular watering hole.
A recent development for the village is the offer from the Cassillis Estate to lease some parcels of land in return for a peppercorn rent in order that the community can develop the land in various ways. To that end there has been three public meetings already held and a number of ideas and suggestions put forward including some input from the local primary school. The Cassillis estate manager will have a say in what ideas can be developed. It was felt at the last meeting that due to poor numbers attending, that more effort needed to be done to publicise this exciting opportunity. Leaflets were then distributed to the approximately 1,400 households in Dalrymple and nearby Hollybush.
Next meeting - Wed 6th May 2015 @ 7 pm, Community Centre.
A map of Dalrymple outlining the land under proposal.
