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Aird , an area of Fort William, Scotland, and a shinty park
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Aird may refer to: People * Aird (surname), shared by several people Places Northern Ireland * Aird, County Antrim, a townland Scotland * Aird, Dumfries and Galloway *Aird, Inverness, a district of the county of Inverness *Aird, Lewis (''Aird An Rubha'') in the Outer Hebrides * Aird Asaig, Harris in the Outer Hebrides * Aird of Kinloch, Mull in the Inner Hebrides *Aird of Sleat, Skye in the Inner Hebrides *An Aird An Aird is both an area of Fort William, Scotland, and also the largest dedicated shinty park in the town and is situated on the east bank of Loch Linnhe, near the centre of the town. It is located next to the Nevis Centre. An Aird regularly h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aird, County Antrim
In Ireland Counties are divided into Civil Parishes and Parishes are further divided into townlands. The following is a list of townlands in County Antrim, Northern Ireland: __NOTOC__ A Acravally, Aganlane (also known as Parkmore), Aghaboy, Aghacarnaghan, Aghacarnan, Aghacully, Aghadavy, Aghadolgan, Aghadrumglasny, Aghafatten, Aghagallon, Aghagheigh, Aghaleck, Aghalee, Aghalislone, Aghaloughan, Aghalum, Aghanamoney, Aghancrossy, Aghanliss, Aghavary, Aghnadarragh, Aghnadore, Aghnahough, Aghrunniaght, Agolagh, Aird, Alcrossagh, Alder Rock, Aldfreck, Aldorough, Altagore, Altarichard, Altaveedan South, Altigarron, Altilevelly, Altmore Lower, Altmore Upper, Altnahinch, Andraid, Annaghmore, Anticur, Antiville, Antynanum, Appletee, Araboy, Ardagh, Ardaghmore (Glentop), Ardclinis, Ardclinis Mountain, Ardicoan, Ardihannon, Ardmore, Ardnaglass, Artibrannan, Artiferrall, Artiforty (Shanaghy), Artigoran, Artiloman, Artimacormick, Artlone, Artnacrea, Artnagross, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aird Of Sleat
Aird of Sleat ( gd, Àird Shlèite) is a village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is at the southern end of the Sleat peninsula, southeast of Ardvasar and Armadale, at the end of a minor road. Lying from Point of Sleat, it is the southernmost settlement on Skye. A track leads from the village to the Point of Sleat Lighthouse. The village is home to the Aird Old Church which is now converted into an art gallery An art gallery is a room or a building in which visual art is displayed. In Western cultures from the mid-15th century, a gallery was any long, narrow covered passage along a wall, first used in the sense of a place for art in the 1590s. The lon .... References External links Aird Old Church Art Gallery Website Populated places in the Isle of Skye {{Highland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aird, Lewis
Aird ( gd, Àird an Rubha) is a village in the Scottish council area of Eileanan Siar (Western Isles). It is located on the Eye Peninsula on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis. Aird is within the parish of Stornoway, and is situated on the A866 near the northern end of the road. There is a shop/post office. Until it closed in 2011, superseded by Point primary school, Aird Primary School served the local area including the villages of Portvoller, Portnaguran, Broker and Flesherin Flesherin ( gd, Na Fleisirean) is a small village on the Point peninsula of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. Located near Portnaguran, the village has a population of around 100. Flesherin is within the parish of Stornoway. Flesherin .... Aird is also the location of the annual Point Show, held in July each year. References External links Canmore - Lewis, Aird site record Villages in the Isle of Lewis {{WesternIsles-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aird (surname)
Ard is a surname of Scottish origin. It is an anglicized variant of the original Scottish surname Aird. Origins and variants Ard is a habitational name from any of several places called Aird in Scotland, including a small hamlet near Hurlford in Ayrshire, a small village in the parish of Inch in the council area of Dumfries and Galloway, and the Aird, a district in the Vale of Beauly near Inverness. These place names are derived from the Gaelic àird(e), which means "height", or "promontory", or from "àrd" which means "high", suggesting that the first to use the surname hailed from a location of high elevation. The surname Ard was first found in the historic county of Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir) in southwest Scotland, and the ancient Strathclyde-Briton people of the region, which today consists of the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire in the present-day region of Strathclyde, were the first to use the name. The family likely came from the village ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aird, Dumfries And Galloway
Aird (Gaelic:''An Àird'') is a village in Dumfries and Galloway, in the southwest of Scotland. It is east of Stranraer and west of Castle Kennedy Castle Kennedy is a small village east of Stranraer in Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is on the A75 road, and is within the civil parishes in Scotland, civil parish of Inch, Wigtownshire, Inch. The village is to the south of the .... References Villages in Dumfries and Galloway {{DumfriesGalloway-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aird, Inverness
The Aird (from the Scottish Gaelic: ''An Àird'' (IPA: anˈaːɾʃt̪ meaning "The High Place") is an area of the County of Inverness, to the west of the City of Inverness. It is situated to the south of the River Beauly and the Beauly Firth, and to the north of Glenurquhart and the northern end of Loch Ness. Villages within the Aird include Kirkhill, Kiltarlity, Lentran and Inchmore. It is the traditional heart of the Clan Fraser of Lovat's territory, containing their family seat of Beaufort Castle. The first known Lord of the Aird, however, was Iain Mac Eoin Nan Gleann or "John Bisset of the Glens" in English. The area gives its name to a Highland Council ward - "Aird and Loch Ness". History Blar Nam Feinne ( is a site on Cnoc na Moine that reputedly saw a battle in the early 11th century between King Malcolm and Thorfinn of Norway. The Aird is first documented as a provincial lordship between 1203 and 1221. It only survived as a single territory until 1259, when it was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aird Asaig
Ardhasaig ( gd, Àird Àsaig) is a settlement on the western coast of north Harris, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. Ardhasaig is also within the parish of Harris, and is situated on the A859 which links Harris with Stornoway Stornoway (; gd, Steòrnabhagh; sco, Stornowa) is the main town of the Western Isles and the capital of Lewis and Harris in Scotland. The town's population is around 6,953, making it by far the largest town in the Outer Hebrides, as well a .... The settlement lies near to the junction of the B887 with the A859. Ardhasaig has a petrol station, shop and hotel. References External links Canmore - Harris, Ardhasaig site record [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aird Of Kinloch
Aird of Kinloch (Gaelic:''An Àird'') is a rocky outcrop between Loch Scridain and Loch Beg on the Isle of Mull, Argyll and Bute, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... References Rock formations of Scotland Landforms of the Isle of Mull {{Argyll-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
