Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire

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title: Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire
text: Kirkoswald is a village and parish in the Carrick district of Ayrshire, Scotland, 1+3⁄4 miles from the coast and four miles southwest of Maybole. It takes its name from its kirk (church), dedicated to Oswald of Northumbria, who is said to have won a battle here in the 7th century. The old church, which was built in 1244 and houses the baptismal font of Robert the Bruce, is now a ruin in the grounds of the modern church, which was built in 1777 to a design by Robert Adam. Kirkoswald is also noted
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description: Human settlement in Scotland
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date modified: 2023-05-13T20:35:30Z
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