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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ailsa Craig like this:
Ailsa Craig, rocky island, Firth of Clyde, Dailly par., Ayrshire, 10 miles W. of Girvan, alt. 1114 ft., pop. 29; has a lighthouse 35 ft. high, with flashing right 60 ft, above high water and seen 13 miles.
Ailsa Craig is now part of SOUTH AYRSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH AYRSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ailsa Craig itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ailsa Craig, in South Ayrshire and Ayrshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21716
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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