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Electric Brae
Famous optical-illusion stretch of the A719 on the Ayrshire coast where cars appear to roll uphill. Drivers have pulled over to test the gravity-defying slope since the 1930s.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
Dalrymple is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Patna, 10km from Electric Brae.
Dalrymple is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,510, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Dalrymple (Scots: Drumple) is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland, lying in the Doon Valley on the north bank of the River Doon. The population is around 1,347.
The name Dalrymple comes from Gaelic meaning "flat field of the crooked pool or river". The village is relatively modern, although the parish andRead more
church of Dalrymple are older. When the community was first established around 1800, there were two streets, Main Street and Garden Street. The village grew slowly until the late 20th century, when council housing was built to house families from coal-mining villages in the area that were suffering an economic decline.
It has about 1,000 houses. There are two pubs, The Kirkton Inn; a hotel with self-catering studios, a restaurant, a hairdresser, shops, a chemist, as well as a primary school. The village is in the catchment area for high schools in Ayr, Maybole and Dalmellington. Ayr is six miles (ten kilometres) north of Dalrymple by road.
The River Doon remains the boundary of the village on the southern end, and Purclewan Burn to the west and north.
Newer housing developments have tended to be on the eastern side of the village.
By the mid-20th century most of the housing had been built by the local Council. However, starting in the 1980s, many houses were purchased by their occupants and more recently, all new developments have been private.
The older part of the Village (Garden Street, Main Street and surrounding streets) is affectionately referred to as the 'bottom end' (of the village) by the inhabitants of Dalrymple and the newer part is called the 'top end'.
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Dalrymple is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 55.3976 latitude, -4.5917 longitude.
Dalrymple has a population of approximately 1,510 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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famous road
Famous optical-illusion stretch of the A719 on the Ayrshire coast where cars appear to roll uphill. Drivers have pulled over to test the gravity-defying slope since the 1930s.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Glasgow's Zaha Hadid-designed transport museum on the Clyde, packed with classic cars, a recreated cobbled street of vintage vehicles, and the tall ship Glenlee moored outside.
55 km · about 65 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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