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Dalry (from Scottish Gaelic: Dail Ruighe, 'the haugh at the slope' [2]) is a small settlement on the Rye Burn. [3] Its history has signs of early inhabitants in the area; the remains of an ancient fort, made of three concentric round walls, can be found on the summit of Carwinning Hill to the North of Dalry, west of the B784 to Largs .
- Dalry, Edinburgh
Dalry ( / dælˈraɪ /) is an area of the Scottish capital city...
- St John's Town of Dalry
The fountain, Clachan Inn, the town hall and the A702/A713...
- Dalry, Edinburgh
Dalry ( / dælˈraɪ /) is an area of the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh. It is located close to the city centre, between Haymarket and Gorgie. The area is now primarily residential. It is centred around Dalry Road, which has numerous shops, restaurants and small businesses. Lying outside the old city walls and west of the castle, the area ...
The fountain, Clachan Inn, the town hall and the A702/A713 junction in St John's Town of Dalry. St John's Town of Dalry ( Scottish Gaelic: Clachan Eòin ), usually referred to simply as Dalry ( /dæl'raɪ/ / 'dal-RYE'), is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, in the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire .
The small North Ayrshire town of Dalry stands on the west bank of the River Garnock, almost enclosed by a loop of rivers formed by the River Garnock to the east, the Rye Water to the north, and the Caaf Water to the south. The Garnock Valley traditionally offered the easiest overland route from Glasgow to Ayrshire, and Dalry developed to serve ...
St John’s Town of Dalry is a very old settlement that overlooks the Water of Ken. St John’s Town of Dalry (known locally as Dalry), lies on an old pilgrimage route to Whithorn and St Ninian’s Cave and today the Southern Upland Way, a long distance footpath, runs through this pretty town by the Water of Ken. The town is named after the ...
The village is steeped in folkloric legend and mythology. A passageway at Cleeves Cove, the 'Elf Hame' – so called because Dalry locals believed that this was a site of potent faerie magic – is also associated with the 16th century story of accused witch Bessie Dunlop, who was burned at the stake in 1576. During the reign of Charles II, the ...
The name Dalry comes from the Gaelic Dail Ruighe, meaning 'the haugh at the slope'. [2] Its history has signs of early inhabitants in the area. The remains of an ancient fort made of three concentric round walls can be found on the summit of Carwinning Hill to the North of Dalry, west of the B784 to Largs .
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