Alison Armour, Acting Chairperson - email info@dundonaldmusicfest.org.uk
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About the Village
We have two pubs...em...
We have two pubs...em...
Dundonald, a fast growing Ayrshire village with many historic roots. First of all, we have two pubs, we call them The Top Pub and The Bottom Pub because the main street is on a hill. So now you should ken where you are or at least where to ask.
We have a song (seriously?) which tells the directions better (take it away Tony)
We have a song (seriously?) which tells the directions better (take it away Tony)
Five miles fae Kilmarnock,
Five miles fae Troon,
Five miles fae Irvine
And every other toon.
They’re diggin’ up the quarry,
Must be five miles doon.
Naw, there’s never been a village
Like Dundonald!
Author Well Known, just a bit modest
Five miles fae Troon,
Five miles fae Irvine
And every other toon.
They’re diggin’ up the quarry,
Must be five miles doon.
Naw, there’s never been a village
Like Dundonald!
Author Well Known, just a bit modest
History? Besides the castle, Dundonald was a small village until the 1950’s when Glasgow was rebuilt after the World War II. Now perfectly situated for a buzzing commuter village it is exploding in size. Going back to just before the shipping industry when Troon (Gaelic for ‘nose’, see the map) was built up as a harbour town, the boundaries of Dundonald Parish were further and included Troon.
During the shipping industry, Dundonald was a hive for smugglers and a common trail can be walked showing the paths outlaws tried to avoid the Exciseman over the wooded hills, we call The Glen, between Dundonald and the shore.
Local Attractions
Royal Dundonald Castle (official site) http://www.dundonaldcastle.org.uk/index.htm
Dundonald Games Day (Sat 9th Aug) http://www.dundonald-
Smuggler’s Trail http://www.south-
