Dalmellington (pop. 1420 (2003)) is a market town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The town owes its origins to the fault line separating the Southern Uplands of Scotland from the Central Lowlands. Dalmellington sits at the issue of a river from the uplands into Aird's Moss plain. East Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... ... The Southern Uplands is the southernmost of Scotlands three major geographic areas (the others being the Central Belt and the Highlands). ... The Scottish Lowlands, although not officially a geographical area of the country, in normal usage is generally meant to include those parts of Scotland not referred to as the Highlands (or GÃ idhealtachd), that is, everywhere due south and east of a line (the Highland Boundary Fault) between Stonehaven and...
The town has a history as a rest area, market town, weaving centre and mining village.There are still several large open cast coal mines in the area and the branch line railway from Ayr that once served the town for passenger traffic is now busy with long coal trains. Robert Hetrick the blacksmith-poet lived in the town in the 19th century. Dalmellington Silver Band was a successful music association, winning many prizes in traditional music competition. Recently the town has developed working museums to record the history of the region.An attempt to regenerate the town by means of a 'book town' status copying Hay-On -Wye in Wales seems to have failed recently. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
There are many Sites of Special Scientific Interest located around Dalmellington, the most notable being the nearby Loch Doon A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. ...
References
Moore, John. Gently Flows the Doon. A guide to the Dalmellington, Patna and Loch Doon Area (1972) Pub. Dalmellington District Council, ISBN 0950284106
General Register Office for Scotland. www.gro-scotland.gov.uk census estimate 2003.
"The church of Dalmellington was formerly a prebend of the chapel royal of Stirling, and during its connection therewith, the patronage belonged to the king.
Dalmellington is a moderately large parish in south-east Ayrshire around the small town of Dalmellington but including the hilly plateau and the valley of the Doon river, including Loch Doon.
The little town of Dalmellington retains a neglected air but the hills and the valley of the Doon have regained something of their former tranquillity.
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