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Golffields Road, IRVINE, KA12 0EB

Junction of Mill Road with Annick Road in Irvine.

Coming from the town and heading towards the Thistle Hotel to the left.

It belongs to the Central Ayrshire Constituency of the Labour Party.

These houses in the old part of Irvine have hardly changed on the outside since they were built. No doubt they are different inside nowadays.

This is the old part of Irvine, which still retains its traditional buildings. The New Town was grafted on to the original one.

The bridge carrying Annick Road (B7081) across Annick Water at Irvine.

Plaque within reads 'The Powder House was built in 1642 following an edict by King James VI instructing the provision of 'Pouther Magazines' in all Royal Burghs. It provided safe storage for gunpowder manufactured locally for the use by the military in the Royal Burgh of Irvine. Restored in 1992 by Irvine Common Good Fund with assistance from Enterprise Ayrshire.'

About midsummer of 1781 Robert Burns (1759-1796) went to Irvine and remained until the spring of 1782. In his autobiography, has written, "My twenty third year to me was an important era. Partly through whim and partly that I wished to set about doing something in my life, I joined a flax-dresser in a neighbouring town to learn his trade. This was an unlucky affair, and, to finish the whole, as we were giving a welcome carousel to the New Year, the shop took fire, and burnt to ashes; and I was left, like a true poet, not worth a sixpence". In Irvine Burns made friends with a young sailor Richard Brown. "He was" says Burns, "The only man I ever saw who was a greater fool than myself where women was the presiding star". He adds that Brown's friendship encouraged him to become a poet.