Kyle, Ayrshire

Map of Scotland showing the district of Kyle
Kyle as the central district of Ayrshire
Old map of Kyle

Kyle (or Coila poetically; Scottish Gaelic: Cuil[1]) is a former comital district of Scotland which stretched across parts of modern-day East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire. It is supposedly named after Coel Hen, a legendary king of the Britons, who is said to be buried under a mound at Coylton.[2]

  1. ^ "Placenames K-O" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ^ Bromwich, Rachel, ed. (2014). Trioedd Ynys Prydein: The Triads of the Island of Britain (4th ed.). Cardiff: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru. p. 314. ISBN 9781783163052. Retrieved 24 June 2022.