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Kay Park is a 30 acres (12 ha) park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The money for its purchase was bequeathed to the town of Kilmarnock by former native insurance broker Alexander Kay who died in Glasgow in January 1866.

History

Location

The location of the park was determined by the town council and the Kay Trustees after various proposed sites were examined and the land was purchased from the Duke of Portland. The park opened on 9 August 1879 with great pomp and circumstance. It is the home of the Burns Monument, a large monument to poet Robert Burns. The Burns Monument was badly damaged by fire in November 2004, however it was later redeveloped to provide a marriage suite, registration service and local history research service.

Features

There was formerly a miniature golf course, a few drinking fountains, pubs, boating in the pond and a band stand on the site, but now only a single non-functional fountain remains. The Kilmarnock-Dumfries railway line passes the park, near the top entrance to the park near the new Burns Monument Centre, there is a Corinthian column, erected in memory of a group of Parliamentary reformers who protested here in 1816. The monument was unveiled by Lord Rosebery in 1885.

Burns Monument

The Burns Monument Centre provides registration services and here you can carry out local and family history research in its family history centre and local history library. It also still contains part of the McKie Collection of Bursiana that the centre was originally purchased by the council to house after it purchased James McKie's collection.

References

"Kay Park, Kilmarnock". East Ayrshire Council. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.

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-'''Kay Park''' is a 30 acre park which was purchased, laid out and gifted to the town of [[Kilmarnock]] by Alexander Kay. It opened in 1879 and is the home of the Burns Monument [7]
+[[File:Kay Park Loch, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire.jpg|thumb|right|Pond and fountain in the centre of Kay Park]]
+[[File:The Kay Park Reformers' Monument, Kilmarnock.jpg|thumb|A monument to protesters for parliamentary reform]]
+'''Kay Park''' is a {{convert|30|acre|ha}} park in [[Kilmarnock]], [[East Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]. The money for its purchase was bequeathed to the town of Kilmarnock by former native [[insurance broker]] Alexander Kay who died in [[Glasgow]] in January 1866.
-The park is a five minute walk from the town centre via London Road [[Kilmarnock]]. This route will take visitors past The Dick Institute and [[Kilmarnock War Memorial]]
+==History==
-The [[Burns Monument]] was badly damaged by fire in November 2004. However, at the time of writing (May 2008) work is under way of the partial re-instatement of the Burns Monument, with an extension to provide a marriage suite, registration service and archive service.
+===Location===
+The location of the park was determined by the town council and the Kay Trustees after various proposed sites were examined and the land was purchased from the Duke of Portland. The park opened on 9 August 1879 with great pomp and circumstance.  It is the home of the [[Burns Monument, Kilmarnock|Burns Monument]], a large monument to poet [[Robert Burns]]. The Burns Monument was badly damaged by fire in November 2004, however it was later redeveloped to provide a marriage suite, registration service and local history research service.
+===Features===
-The park also contains a network of paths and tree-lined avenues, an artificial lake and a children’s playground
+There was formerly a [[miniature golf]] course, a few drinking fountains, pubs, boating in the pond and a band stand on the site, but now only a single non-functional fountain remains. The Kilmarnock-[[Dumfries]] railway line passes the park, near the top entrance to the park near the new Burns Monument Centre, there is a [[Corinthian column]], erected in memory of a group of Parliamentary reformers who protested here  in 1816. The monument was unveiled by [[Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery|Lord Rosebery]] in 1885.
-Just beyond the northern edge of the Kay Park is a striking Corinthian column which was erected to the memory of Scottish pioneers of Parliamentary reform and unveiled by Lord Roseberry in [[1885]].
+==Burns Monument==
-== Firework Display ==
+{{see|Burns Monument, Kilmarnock}}
+The Burns Monument Centre provides registration services and here you can carry out local and family history research in its family history centre and local history library. It also still contains part of the [[James McKie (publisher)|McKie Collection]] of Bursiana that the centre was originally purchased by the council to house after it purchased James McKie's collection.
-Each year the kay park holds one of the biggest fireworks display in [[Scotland]] and even in the [[World]].
-== Kay Park today ==
+==See also==
+* [[Kilmarnock]]
-Many things used to be in the Kay Park. There was a miniature golf course which can still be seen today but it is currently not in use. The [[Kilmarnock Railway]] line can still be seen but the line isn't usually in use for passenger train just mainly coal train liners heading for other places in the UK.
+==References==
+*{{cite web|url=http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/comser/tourism/places_kay_park.asp |title=Kay Park, Kilmarnock |publisher=East Ayrshire Council |accessdate=2008-05-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720151431/http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/comser/tourism/places_kay_park.asp |archivedate=2008-07-20 }}
+{{coord|55|36|46|N|4|29|13|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=title}}
+[[Category:Parks in East Ayrshire]]
+[[Category:Parks in Scotland]]
+[[Category:Kilmarnock]]