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Explore Muirkirk in United Kingdom

Muirkirk in the region of Scotland with its 1,539 inhabitants is a town in United Kingdom - some 321 mi or ( 517 km ) North-West of London , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Muirkirk is now 10:13 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Strathaven, Stirling, Sheffield, Sanquhar, and Ryeland. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Strathaven . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Muirkirk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Mogwai | Travel Is Dangerous (Official Video)

4:00 min by MEGAINDIEROCK
Views: 149566 Rating: 4.97

"Travel Is Dangerous" Official Music Video. Official Site: www.mogwai.co.uk Official MySpace www.myspace.com "Mr. Beast" iTunes UK: itunes.apple.com © 2006 [PIAS] Recordings, Inc. ..

Belle and Sebastian | Wrapped Up In Books (Official Video)

3:33 min by MEGAINDIEROCK
Views: 69632 Rating: 4.96

"Wrapped Up In Books" Official Music Video. "Dear Catastrophe Waitress" iTunes: itunes.apple.com Amazon.co.uk: www.amazon.co.uk © 2004 Belle & Sebastian under exclusive licence to Rough Trade Records ..


Stars | Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (Official Video)

4:27 min by MEGAINDIEROCK
Views: 47263 Rating: 4.99

"Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" Official Music Video. Directed by Experimental Parachute Moment. "Set Yourself on Fire" Amazon.co.uk: www.amazon.co.uk Amazon.com: www.amazon.com © 2005 Arts & Crafts, City Sla ..

The Aliens | The Happy Song (Official Video)

3:50 min by MEGAINDIEROCK
Views: 17622 Rating: 4.85

"The Happy Song" Official Music Video. "Astronomy for Dogs" Amazon.co.uk: www.amazon.co.uk iTunes UK: itunes.apple.com © 2006 Astralwerks Records/EMI Records (UK) Ltd. Album CD Description; 'Astronomy ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Muirkirk railway station

Muirkirk railway station was a railway station serving the village of Muirkirk, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway. It closed on 5th October 1964.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 55.52 -4.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Beeching closures in Scotland, Disused railway stations in East Ayrshire, Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations, Railway stations closed in 1964, Railway stations opened in 1848

Muirkirk

Muirkirk (Eaglais an t-Sléibh in Gaelic) 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. 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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Located at 55.52 -4.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Villages in East Ayrshire

Muirkirk & North Lowther Uplands Special Protection Area

Muirkirk & North Lowther Uplands Special Protection Area is an extensive area of moorland extending south from near Darvel in southern Ayrshire to near Kirkconnel in Dumfries and Galloway. The SPA is of outstanding interest for its variety of upland habitats and breeding birds. There are large tracts of blanket bog, wet and dry heaths and upland grasslands which provide a diversity of habitats that supports a rich variety of moorland breeding birds.

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Located at 55.51 -4.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Protected areas of Dumfries and Galloway, Protected areas of East Ayrshire

Glenbuck

Glenbuck is a small, remote village in East Ayrshire. It nestles in the hills 3 miles east of Muirkirk, East Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Located at 55.53 -3.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Villages in East Ayrshire

Greenock Water

Greenock Water is a river in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It flows out of the Dippal Burn, about 2 miles south of Dungavel Hill. A tributary of the River Ayr, it joins it about 4 miles west of the small town of Muirkirk. It is quite a short river and is not well known.

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Located at 55.52 -4.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: East Ayrshire, Rivers of Scotland

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