Dailly () is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located on the Water of Girvan, south of Maybole, and east of Old Dailly. "New Dailly", as it was originally known, was laid out in the 1760s as a coal-mining village. In 1849 a fire broke out in Maxwell Colliery, one of the nearby mines, and continued to burn for 50 years. In Dailly there are two castles which the locals call the new castle and the old castle; they are both derelict.
Notable people Thomas Thomson FRSE (1768–1852) antiquary and friend of Walter Scott Hamilton Paul (1773–1854), church minister, poet and writer Thomas's younger brother, John Thomson of Duddingston FRSE (1778 – 1840) minister at Dailly 1800-1805 and artist Hew Ainslie (1792–1878), poet Anne Hepburn, missionary was born here in 1925Thanksgiving Service for the life of Anne Hepburn [Order of Service]. Motherhood of God Papers, New College Library. (Mrs Hepburn's papers relating to the Motherhood of God Controversy were donated to New College Library in 2016). Tommy Lawrence, footballer Ross McCrorie, footballer who plays with Bristol City Robby McCrorie footballer who plays with Rangers Allan Dorans Member of Parliament for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
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External links Video of the Mermaids of Carrick on old gravestones