Muirkirk, a town of Ayrshire, 26 miles E. by N. of Ayr, bleakly situated, 720 feet above sea-level. It is the seat of great ironworks, dating from 1787. Pop. (1871) 2376; (1891) 3329.
Muirkirk
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 7: Maltebrun to Pearson, p. 339
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