Drybridge

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Drybridge
Country

Scotland

County

North Ayrshire

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This article is about a Village in North Ayrshire


Drybridge is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Drybridge is thus named because of the "dry bridge" over the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway, opened in 1812. The nearby "wet bridge" is the Laigh Milton Viaduct, the oldest surviving railway bridge in Scotland and possibly the world.

Standing stone

The menhir at Drybridge

The standing stone at Stane Field, Drybridge, is the only one recorded for this local authority area. It stands close to the old railway station. This standing stone is on level ground in a field of young crop at about 20 m OD. It has a maximum height of 2.6 m, and as stated, is roughly square with a girth of about 4.0 m and a maximum width of 1.3 m. A perforated stone axe head was found nearby. In this area are a cursus, henge, several sites of flint flake deposits and a twin concentric circle structure.

Facilities

The small school stood near the Shewalton East Lodge. It belonged to trustees, but was offered for use by Captain Boyle of Shewalton. The school at Dundonald was overcrowded and the school is opened in 1879 after considerable alterations with Mr. McKissock and Miss Miller as teachers. The school has been demolished having been used as a pallet store for many years.

Shewalton had a 'Mission Station' in 1837, probably at Drybridge and the mother church was Dundonald.

Drybridge is a very basic village with few facilities.a village hall, post box, phone box and recycling facilities. There used to be a school/church here, which spent many years as a pallet makers workshop and store before recently being replaced by houses. The scrap-yard in the old station goods yard is now closed (2008).

The railway which the "dry bridge" carried still exists and is still in use; Drybridge station has been converted into housing. Although the platforms survive, trains no longer stop at Drybridge station.

Micro-history

Shewalton House stood nearby, demolished between the wars and an industrial estate built on part of the estate.


North Ayrshire

Towns

Ardrossan
Beith
Dalry
Irvine
Kilbirnie
Kilwinning
Largs
Saltcoats
Stevenston
West Kilbride

Villages

Ardeer
Auchentiber
Barrmill
Benslie
Dreghorn
Drybridge
Fairlie
Gateside
Girdle Toll
Glengarnock
Longbar
Skelmorlie
Springside
Stanecastle

Hamlets

Barkip
Broomlands
Bourtreehill
Burnhouse
Castlepark
Crosbie
Chapeltoun
Cunninghamhead
Dalgarven
Drakemyre
Eglinton
Fergushill
Fullarton
Giffordland
Greenhills
Hessilhead
Highfield
Hunterston
Kelburn
Lawthorn
Lylestone
Meigle
Meikle Auchengree
Montgreenan
Nettlehirst
Perceton
Portencross
Routenburn
Seamill
Sevenacres
Shewalton
Torranyard

Island settlements

Brodick
Lamlash
Lochranza
Whiting Bay
Birchburn
Blackwaterfoot
Catacol
Cladach
Corrie
Dippen
Kildonan
Kilmory
Lagg
Machrie
Pirnmill
Sannox
Shiskine
Sliddery
Whitefarland
Millport

Neighbouring council areas

Argyll and Bute
East Ayrshire
Inverclyde
Renfrewshire
South Ayrshire