{"product_id":"9781839830822","title":"Ayrshire : A Historical Guide","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Campbell, Thorbjorn \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCentral Scotland\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 15 May 2025 by Birlinn General (Origin) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Birlinn Historical Guides' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages, 8pp b\/w plates; maps\u003cbr\u003e138 x 215 x 27 | 328g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAyrshire has a rich and varied history. The region has been inhabited from earliest times, as the remains of duns, cairns and barrows show. In the medieval period it played a key role in the emergence and consolidation of a unified Scotland, and it was from one of Ayrshire’s many powerful families that the Stewart line of kings emerged. From this period there remain many castles and tower-houses. In more recent times, great houses such as Culzean were rebuilt by the finest architects of their day, and there are a number of important sites dating from the Industrial Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is both a narrative history and a guidebook featuring maps and plans as well as a detailed gazetteer enabling the visitor to locate and fully appreciate the many sites described.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46865291936003,"sku":"9781839830822","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781839830822.jpg?v=1748254066","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781839830822","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}