21 August 2026

Why is a replica Spanish galleon in the west of Scotland?

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The waters at Ayr harbour commonly host commercial cargo ships and visits from the Waverley paddle steamer. However for the past two weeks a very different sort of vessel has been berthed there - a ...

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