Ayrshire
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | 1885 |
| Species | Equus caballus |
| Breed | Thoroughbred |
| Owners | William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland |
| Trainer | George Dawson |
| Children | Airs and Graces |
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| Parents | Hampton |
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| ID | 1906513 |
Ayrshire Life story
Ayrshire was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1887 to 1889 he ran sixteen times and won eleven races. After winning five races as a two-year-old he became the leading British three-year-old colt of 1888 when he won the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and the Derby at Epsom.
Church of Scotland asks for share of £2m Viking treasure
... The treasure, consisting of gold and silver objects, discovered in the year 2014 in Galloway, by Mr McLennan, from Ayrshire...
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Church of Scotland asks for share of £2m Viking treasure
Almost £2m was raised to give the items a permanent home in Edinburgh - But The Church of Scotland wants a share
The Church of Scotland is suing for a share of a £2m Viking treasure has been excavated, on land it owns in Dumfries and Galloway.
the lawsuit was filed was held at the Court of Session in Edinburgh against metal detectorist Derek McLennan, and the Hort in the year 2014.
The National Museum of Scotland paid almost £2m for the elements.
Kirk said that it was entitled to a fair share of the.
The treasure, consisting of gold and silver objects, discovered in the year 2014 in Galloway, by Mr McLennan, from Ayrshire .
Derek McLennan made the find in Dumfriesshire in 2014A retired businessman and amateur detectorist, Mr McLennan had been given permission to seek from The Church to the field.
In the Time he said: "I unearthed The First piece, at the beginning I didn't understood what I had found because I thought it was a Silver Spoon And Then I turned back and wiped my thumb across it, and I saw the Saltire-type of design and knew instantly it was Viking .
"Then explodes my senses, I went into shock, endorphins flooded my system and away I went stumbling towards my colleagues, it is waving in the air. "
A Church of Scotland spokesman said: "We can confirm that The General Trustees of The Church of Scotland have raised an action against Derek McLennan.
"is now a matter before the court, it would be inappropriate for us to comment at This Time . "
the elements that were excavated in Galloway five years ago, at home in Edinburghat the beginning of this year, the financing secured, the items found, on show in Edinburgh before going On Tour to Kirkcudbright, Aberdeen and Dundee in the year 2020.
Once The Tour is complete, the items in Edinburgh .
"A significant and representative portion" is also, together with the new Kirkcudbright galleries.
treasure, dundee, kirkcudbright, aberdeen, court of session, edinburgh
Source of news: bbc.com
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