Cumnock (
Scottish Gaelic
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: ''Cumnag'') is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and former
civil parish
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located in
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire ( sco, Aest Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir an Ear) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquart ...
,
Scotland
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. The town sits at the confluence of the
Glaisnock Water
The Glaisnock Water is a tributary of the Lugar Water in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It passes under the Glaisnock Viaduct. The source is located south of the town of Cumnock
Cumnock ( Scottish Gaelic: ''Cumnag'') is a town and former civil p ...
and the
Lugar Water
The Lugar Water, or River Lugar, is created by the confluence of the Bellow Water and the Glenmuir Water, just north of Lugar, both of which flow from the hills of the Southern Uplands in East Ayrshire, Scotland.
Course
Source to Cumnock
Th ...
. There are three neighbouring
housing projects
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which lie just outside the town boundaries, Craigens,
Logan and
Netherthird
Netherthird is a small village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It features a primary school, two small grocery shops, small restaurants, and a community center. The area of Netherthird, together with the area of Skerrington, forms the southernmost p ...
, with the former
ironworks
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Ironworks succeeded bloomeri ...
settlement of
Lugar also just outside the town, contributing to a population of around 13,000 in the immediate locale. A new housing development,
Knockroon
Knockroon is a planned development located between the towns of Cumnock and Auchinleck in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The development was initiated by Prince Charles (later King Charles III) as part of his renovation plans for the nearby Dumfries ...
, was granted planning permission on 9 December 2009 by
East Ayrshire Council
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...
.
The town is home to the
Robert Burns Academy
The Robert Burns Academy (Scottish Gaelic: ''Acadamaidh Robert Burns'') is a secondary school located in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, which opened to pupils in October 2020 following the merger of Cumnock Academy
Cumnock Academy was a sec ...
, a new educational campus housing the main Robert Burns Academy secondary school following the merger of
Cumnock Academy
Cumnock Academy was a secondary school in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
Notable former pupils include Iona McDonald, Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran since 2017; Bill Grant, MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock; and Eric Caldow
Eric C ...
and Auchinleck Academy, Lochnorris Primary School and Cherry Trees Early Childhood Centre. The campus is the largest educational establishment in Scotland.
The
2011 UK Census revealed that the Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituency, of which Cumnock is part, had an above-average unemployment rate at 5.6% compared to the Scottish average of 4.8%, with a significant proportion of residents living in
local authority housing at 20.2% compared to the Scottish average of 13.2%. The constituency also had a high proportion of retired people and
Church of Scotland
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The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from t ...
Protestants at the Census relative to elsewhere in Scotland, with 19% of those living in the constituency retired (14.9% across Scotland) and 43.3% of constituents recognising their religion as Church of Scotland (32.4% across Scotland). 90% of residents identified their ethnicity as
White British
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, with 99% recognising their ethnicity as White.
On indicators such as health, educational attainment, income and social class however the area is more deprived than the national average.
History
Early Cumnock
Etymology
The origin of the name "Cumnock" has been debated over the years and several interpretations have been offered.
*Com-cnoc, (hollow of the hills)
*Com-oich, (meeting of the waters)
*Cam-cnoc, (crooked hill)
*Cumanag, (little shrine)
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Early history
This part of Ayrshire
Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...
has seen human settlement for over 5,000 years. There are many Bronze Age
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burial sites around the nearby area.
Medieval history
It is believed that a place of worship has existed in Cumnock's Square for over 1,100 years, though the records begin in about 1275. The patron saint of Cumnock is Saint Conval. James IV
James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was King of Scotland from 11 June 1488 until his death at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. He inherited the throne at the age of fifteen on the death of his father, James III, at the Battle of Sauchi ...
created the Burgh
A burgh is an autonomous municipal corporation in Scotland and Northern England, usually a city, town, or toun in Scots. This type of administrative division existed from the 12th century, when King David I created the first royal burghs. Burg ...
of Cumnock. Three castles existed in the parish of Old Cumnock, namely Borland, Terringzean and Lefnories or Lochnorris. Lefnories was the largest and was replaced as a dwelling by Dumfries House
Dumfries House (Scottish Gaelic: ''Taigh Dhùn Phris'') is a Palladian country house located in the town of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is within a large estate, around west of Cumnock. Noted for being one of the few such houses wit ...
, with only the below ground foundations remaining, excavated by the Marquess of Bute
Marquess of the County of Bute, shortened in general usage to Marquess of Bute, is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1796 for John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute, John Stuart, 4th Earl of Bute.
Family history
John Stuart ...
in the late 19th century.
William Wallace
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Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army a ...
allegedly spent three months in the seat of Patrick Dunbar ((New) Cumnock or Cumno in 1296), according to the poem '' The Wallace'', by Blind Harry
Blind Harry ( 1440 – 1492), also known as Harry, Hary or Henry the Minstrel, is renowned as the author of ''The Actes and Deidis of the Illustre and Vallyeant Campioun Schir William Wallace'', more commonly known as '' The Wallace''. This wa ...
. Robert the Bruce
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, Robert I, was in Cumnock in 1307 being pursued by two of Edward I
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's men: Aymer de Valence, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
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, and John MacDougall of Lorn. The latter used Bruce's own bloodhound to track him. Bruce evaded capture and the bloodhound lost the scent when Bruce waded into a stream.
Industrial Cumnock
The town has a strong socialist
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heritage due to its history as a mining centre. The father of the Labour Party, James Keir Hardie
James Keir Hardie (15 August 185626 September 1915) was a Scottish trade unionist and politician. He was a founder of the Labour Party, and served as its first parliamentary leader from 1906 to 1908.
Hardie was born in Newhouse, Lanarkshire. ...
, lived in the town for a large part of his life, and his statue sits outside Cumnock Town Hall
Cumnock Town Hall is a municipal building in Glaisnock Street, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The structure, which is used as a community events venue, is a Category C listed building.
History
Following significant population growth, largel ...
. The left-wing politician Emrys Hughes
Emrys Daniel Hughes (10 July 1894 – 18 October 1969) was a Welsh Labour Party politician, journalist and author. He was Labour MP for South Ayrshire in Scotland from 1946 to 1969. Among his many published books was a biography of his father ...
was local MP for a time in the mid-20th century, and also lived in the town.
Modern history
Whilst many traditional industries in Cumnock has declined, such as coal mining
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...
, common in many parts of East Ayrshire, the area has saw some revival to its economy. The development of Knockroon
Knockroon is a planned development located between the towns of Cumnock and Auchinleck in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The development was initiated by Prince Charles (later King Charles III) as part of his renovation plans for the nearby Dumfries ...
was expected to continue over a 25-year period, creating construction jobs in the local area, and was backed by The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment
The Prince's Foundation (formerly the Prince of Wales's Institute of Architecture until 2001, the Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment until 2012, and the Prince's Foundation for Building Community until 2018) is an educational charity est ...
, and is being designed on green
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principles. The first houses in the development were built by Hope Homes Scotland and ZeroC. Prince Charles
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to ...
has expressed a personal interest in the development. Construction started in April 2011.
In February 2019 ''The Scotsman
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'' reported that only 31 of the planned 770 homes had been built.
Emergency One, one of the largest producers of fire engines in the UK, is located in Cumnock, and is a major employer in the Cumnock and the surrounding areas. Like most communities affected by the decline in coal mining, Cumnock has shifted towards a more skilled base and services economy.
Politics and governance
Local government
In East Ayrshire Council
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Etymology
As in other languages, the word is formed from the f ...
, the local government, Cumnock is represented as Cumnock and New Cumnock, whereby it elects four councillors to represent the area. Following the most recent 2022 East Ayrshire Council election, the four councillors elected to the ward were Billy Crawford (Scottish Labour Party
Scottish Labour ( gd, Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba, sco, Scots Labour Pairty; officially the Scottish Labour Party) is a social democratic political party in Scotland. It is an autonomous section of the UK Labour Party. From their peak o ...
), Neill Watts (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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), Jim McMahon (Scottish National Party
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) and June Kyle (Scottish Labour Party).
Elected councillors
Scottish Parliament
Cumnock is represented in the Scottish Parliament
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as Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, currently represented by Elena Whitham
Elena Whitham (née McLeod, born 9 July 1974) is a Scottish politician who has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was appointed as ...
MSP (Scottish National Party
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), elected in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election
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and replaced Jeane Freeman
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.
The Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency was created following the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, and since then has been represented by the following MSPs.
UK Parliament
In the House of Commons
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, the UK Parliament, Cumnock is represented as Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, currently represented by Allan Dorans
Allan Hopkins Dorans (born 30 July 1955) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock since the 2019 general election. He is the vice dean of Ayr Guildry. Dorans was ...
MP (Scottish National Party). The constituency was created in the 2005 United Kingdom general election
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following the boundary review which saw the constituency created from the former constituencies of Ayr
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...
and Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley.
Churches
The town has six churches, five Protestant churches, the Congregational Church, Old Cumnock Old Parish Church, St Andrew's United Free Church
Cumnock Trinity Church
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Australia
* St John ...
(1878–1880), by architect William Burges
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for the third Marquess of Bute.
Education
Cumnock is home to the largest educational campus in Scotland, the Robert Burns Academy
The Robert Burns Academy (Scottish Gaelic: ''Acadamaidh Robert Burns'') is a secondary school located in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, which opened to pupils in October 2020 following the merger of Cumnock Academy
Cumnock Academy was a sec ...
, a new educational campus housing the main Robert Burns Academy secondary school following the merger of Cumnock Academy
Cumnock Academy was a secondary school in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
Notable former pupils include Iona McDonald, Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran since 2017; Bill Grant, MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock; and Eric Caldow
Eric C ...
and Auchinleck Academy, Lochnorris Primary School and Cherry Trees Early Childhood Centre.
One other primary school is located within the town at Netherthird Primary School. Barshare Primary School closed and was demolished in 2021 following the merger of Barshare and Greenmill Primary School to form the new Lochnorris Primary School located within the Barony Campus.
Nearby Dumfries House
Dumfries House (Scottish Gaelic: ''Taigh Dhùn Phris'') is a Palladian country house located in the town of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is within a large estate, around west of Cumnock. Noted for being one of the few such houses wit ...
offers a variety of educational programmes and apprenticeships through the Dumfries House Educational Programme created by The Prince's Trust
The Prince's Trust ( cy, Ymddiriedolaeth y Tywysog) is a charity in the United Kingdom founded in 1976 by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) to help vulnerable young people get their lives on track. It supports 11-to-30-year-olds who are u ...
. The programme offers vocational training and education in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM), textiles, outdoor and resilience building, hospitality and horticulture amongst others. When Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay’s, bought the estate of Dumfries House in 2007, he created the educational programme at Dumfries House in an attempt to see young people undertake learning experiences and training that promote confidence, personal development and offer training in real life skills.
Further education is provided at Ayrshire College
Ayrshire College (Scottish Gaelic: ''Colaiste Siorrachd Àir'') is a further education institution in Scotland. Formed in August 2013 from a merger between Ayr College, Kilmarnock College and the Largs and Kilwinning campuses of James Watt Co ...
, with its nearest campus in Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...
, and university education at University of the West of Scotland
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located at the Ayr
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campus.
Transport
Cumnock has its own bus terminal, Cumnock Bus Station, which is operated by both Stagecoach West Scotland
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Operations
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and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
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. The original Cumnock railway station opened on 20 May 1850.[Butt (1995), page 177] The station was renamed to Cumnock on 10 January 1955,[Butt (1995), page 74] and closed to passengers on 6 December 1965.
A second, and to date, last Cumnock railway station opened to passengers on 1 July 1872, and closed on 10 September 1951. The second Cumnock railway station was originally part of the Annbank to Cronberry Branch
The Ayr to Mauchline Branch was a railway line in Scotland and ran services between Ayr and Mauchline as part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway.
History
The line between Ayr and Mauchline opened on 1 September 1870 to regular passenger s ...
on the Glasgow and South Western Railway
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.
Cumnock is connected to nearby settlements including Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...
, the principal town in East Ayrshire, and other smaller settlements such as Mauchline
Mauchline (; gd, Maghlinn) is a town and civil parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In the 2001 census Mauchline had a recorded population of 4,105. It is home to the National Burns Memorial.
Location
The town lies by the Glasgow and South Wes ...
by the A70 road
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. The A70 also connects Cumnock to other large towns including Ayr
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...
.
Sports
The local football team is Cumnock Juniors, who compete in the and play their home matches at Townhead Park. The team is famous for their bitter rivalry with local neighbours, Auchinleck Talbot
Auchinleck Talbot Football Club is a Scottish football club based in Auchinleck, East Ayrshire. They currently play in the .
The club is also a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and have won the Scottish Junior Cup on a reco ...
.
The town also boasts an athletics park and rugby club Cumnock RFC
Cumnock RFC is a rugby union club based in East Ayrshire. The club has teams from Primary 1's right up to the adult 1st XV who play in .
Cumnock Sevens
The club host the Cumnock Sevens tournament. The entrants play for the David Ansell Memoria ...
, as well as a modern sports centre containing fitness gym and swimming pool.[ ]
Notable residents
* Mark Bennett, Scottish international rugby player
* James MacMillan
Sir James Loy MacMillan, (born 16 July 1959) is a Scottish classical composer and conductor.
Early life
MacMillan was born at Kilwinning, in North Ayrshire, but lived in the East Ayrshire town of Cumnock until 1977. His father is James MacMi ...
, composer
* George Burley
George Elder Burley (born 3 June 1956) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He had a professional career spanning 21 years as a player, making 628 league appearances and earning 11 Scotland caps. His most successful spell came whi ...
, former footballer mostly playing for Ipswich Town
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The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
, and manager for Ipswich Town, Derby County
Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group.
Founded in 1884 ...
etc.
* Craig Burley
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As a player he was a midfielder from 1989 until 2004, notably playing in the Premier League for ...
, former footballer mostly playing for Celtic
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**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
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* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Fo ...
, Chelsea
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and Derby County
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Founded in 1884 ...
, now a pundit on ''ESPN FC''
See also
* Cumnock and Holmhead
* Terringzean Castle
* Black Loch, New Cumnock
Black Loch (NS 59057 161720) is a freshwater loch, named from its dark waters, situated in the East Ayrshire Council Area, between Cumnock and New Cumnock, lying in a glacial Kettle Hole mainly within the Parish of New Cumnock, a small portion pro ...
* Lands of Borland, Barony of Cumnock
References
External links
Cumnock History Group
Cumnock History Group site, extensive information on the history of Cumnock
Cumnock Action Plan
cumnockchronicle
The local community site for Cumnock, more information on Cumnock
tripod.com
more information on ''The Wallace''
Video footage of the Moot Hill, Gallows Hill, etc.
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Towns in East Ayrshire