Auchinleck is a former mining town on the high ground north of the Lugar Water in East Ayrshire, south-east of Mauchline, near Cumnock. It was a centre of Covenanters, the home of Samuel Johnson's biographer James Boswell and birthplace of William Murdoch, the pioneer of gas lighting. Auchinleck was hit hard by the closure of the High House and Barony colleries in the eighties, but has been successfully rebuilding itself. The Barony A Frame, part of the colliery's winding gear, has been restored as a monument, opened by Prince Charles in 2008. The town is home to around 3800 people and s1auchinleck.com has been developed to allow residents to share their news, views and opinions, make announcements, publicise events and show off their photos and videos.

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Auchinleck Talbot: A Tribute to the Treble Team of the 80's

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Property to rent in Auchinleck

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Dippol Crescent
Dippol Crescent
3 bedroom House
Auchinleck, £560
Main Street
Main Street
1 bedroom House
Auchinleck, £433
 
Beechwood Avenue
Beechwood Avenue
1 bedroom House
Auchinleck, £380
Glenramskill Avenue
Glenramskill Avenue
3 bedroom House
Cumnock, £433
 
 

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12 Coal Road
12 Coal Road
3 bedroom Semi-detached
Auchinleck, £30,000
Aird Avenue
Aird Avenue
3 bedroom Terraced
Auchinleck, £62,000
 
1 Dippol Crescent
1 Dippol Crescent
3 bedroom Bungalow
Auchinleck, £140,000
76 Barbieston Road
76 Barbieston Road
2 bedroom Terraced
Auchinleck, £38,000
 

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