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Riccarton, East Ayrshire
Riccarton is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies across the River Irvine from Kilmarnock, this river forming the boundary between Riccarton and Kilmarnock parishes, and also between the historical districts of Kyle and Cunningham. The name is a corruption of 'Richard's town', traditionally said to refer to Richard Wallace, the uncle of Sir William Wallace. The parish also contains the village of Hurlford.
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Shortlees A.F.C.
Shortlees Amateurs Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, representing the neighbourhood of Shortlees.
In 2018 they won the Scottish Amateur Cup, granting entry to the following season's senior Scottish Cup for the first time in their history.
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Kirklandside Hospital
Kirklandside was a community hospital in the village of Hurlford a few miles out of Kilmarnock, Scotland. It was managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
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Riccarton and Craigie railway station
Riccarton and Craigie was an unopened railway station serving the village of Riccarton and the distant hamlet of Craigie, both in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Built in 1902 and originally just called Riccarton, it was renamed in 1905.