Map of Scotland showing the district of Kyle

Kyle (or Coila, poetically) is a former comital district of Scotland which today forms part of East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. East Ayrshire ( Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 Council areas of Scotland. South Ayrshire ( Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Deas, ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲɪɾʲˈaːɾʲ ə d̊ʲes̪ is one of 32 Council areas of Scotland It is said to be named after 'Old King Cole,' a king of the Britons, who was reputedly killed in battle in this area.

The area is bordered by the districts of Cunninghame and Clydesdale to the north and east respectively, by the county of Carrick to the south over the River Kyle and by the Firth of Clyde to the west. Cunninghame ( Coineagan in Scottish Gaelic) is a former comital district of Scotland and also a district of the Strathclyde Region Carrick ( Gaelic: A' Charraig, əˈxar̴ɛg̊ʲ is a former comital district of Scotland which today forms part of South Ayrshire. The River Kyle is a small river in North Yorkshire, England. The river descends from Tholthorpe, near Easingwold, through Tollerton The Firth of Clyde forms a large area of coastal water sheltered from the Atlantic ocean by the Kintyre peninsula which encloses the outer Firth in

The district was one of three districts in the sheriffdom of Ayr, which was naturally divided by its rivers into the three districts of Cunninghame in the north along the River Irvine, in the centre by the River Kyle and Kyle in the south along the River Doon by the Carrick. A sheriffdom is a judicial district in Scotland. Since 1 January 1975 there have been six sheriffdoms Ayr (Inbhir Àir Mouth of the River Ayr) is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde, in south-west Scotland. For the Scottish town of the same name see Irvine North Ayrshire. The River Doon ( Gaelic Abhainn Dhùin avɪɲˈɣuːɲ flows 23 miles from Loch Doon in Ayrshire, Scotland, to join the Firth The three were eventually combined into the county of the Shire of Ayr along with Cunninghame and Carrick during reorganisation due to Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, this Act established a uniform system of county councils and town councils in Scotland and restructured many of Scotland’s counties. The counties of Scotland were the principal divisions of Scotland until 1975 Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲiɾʲˈaːɾʲ is a Registration county, and former administrative county in south-west Scotland, The Local Government (Scotland Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c 50 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which was passed on 26 August 1889. A County council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a County.

Anciently, Kyle itself was sub-divided into two parts. To the north of the River Ayr was "Kyle Stewart," lands held by the Fitzalan's since the 11th century (the future Stewart Kings of Scotland). To the south was "Kyle Regis" or King's Kyle, lands historically retained by the monarch under royal authority from the royal castle at Ayr (On May 16, 1975 Ayr County Council officially disbanded these old districts and burghs).

Kyle and Carrick was the former name (1975-96) of a local government district in the Strathclyde region of Scotland. Kyle and Carrick ( A' Chùil agus a' Charraig in Scottish Gaelic) was one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde Strathclyde ( Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic, meaning "valley of the River Clyde" is a Historic subdivision of Scotland, and was one of the regional In 1996 it was constituted as a Unitary Authority, but renamed South Ayrshire. South Ayrshire ( Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Deas, ʃir̴əxg̊ iɲɪɾʲˈaːɾʲ ə d̊ʲes̪ is one of 32 Council areas of Scotland

Near Cumnock, at the confluence of Guelt and Glenmuir Waters, are the ruins of the 15th century Kyle Castle. Cumnock ( Cumnag in Gaelic is a Town in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

According to local tradition in Kyle, the name derives from Old King Cole, said to be buried in a cairn near Mauchline, Ayrshire.

External links

• Map of Kyle
• Map of Kyle

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