Dailly

For other uses, see Dailly (surname).

Dailly (Scottish Gaelic: Dail Mhaol Chiarain)^[2] is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located on the Water of Girvan, five miles (eight kilometres) south of Maybole, and three miles (five kilometres) 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.

Dailly Scottish Gaelic: Dail Mhaol Chiarain
Dailly view with Hadyard Hill in the background
Dailly Location within South Ayrshire
Population	810 (2020)[1]
OS grid reference	NS270014
Council area	South Ayrshire
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GIRVAN
Postcode district	KA26
Dialling code	01465
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Scottish Parliament	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
List of places UK Scotland 55.276656°N 4.724414°W / 55.276656; -4.724414

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 1925^[3]
• 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