Old Photographs Girvan Scotland

Old photograph of Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Girvan was originally a fishing port. In 1668, it became a municipal burgh incorporated by charter. Girvan is twinned with Torcy, Seine-et-Marne in France, in honour of a Scottish knight named Sir Thomas Huston originally from Girvan, who fought the English as part of the Auld Alliance during the Hundred Years War. Rewarding him for his bravery during the capture of Meaux in 1439, the King of France granted him the fiefdom of Torcy.

Old photograph of Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

Old photograph of Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland.

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