Muirkirk (Scottish Gaelic: Eaglais an t-Slèibh) 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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![]() ![]() Muirkirk Location within East Ayrshire | |
Population | 1,340 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
Language | English Scots |
OS grid reference | NS697274 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CUMNOCK |
Postcode district | KA18 |
Dialling code | 01290 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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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).
The 2001 United Kingdom census recorded a population of 1,865.
The village developed around its church, which was built in 1631, and was a fertile recruiting ground for the Covenanter movement. In recent times, the village has fallen into decline due to its geographic isolation and the collapse of its coal and iron industries, but attempts are being made at regeneration through the Muirkirk Enterprise Group which was set up in 1999.
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Administrative centre: Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire Council Headquarters, London Road, KA3 7BU Council structure: Chief Executive: Eddie Fraser; Provost of the Council Cllr Barry Douglas; Leader of the Council Cllr Douglas Reid | ||
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Neighbouring council areas: South Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire |
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