Ayr, a town in Scotland situated on the river Ayr, 34 mi. s. w. of Glasgow. The modern town is well laid out and has good buildings and paved streets. The most important structures are the churches, the town hall, the county buildings, the academy, free library and railway station. The leading industries are shipbuilding, tanning and the manufacture of carpets, lace-curtains and boots and shoes. Ayr is on a good harbor at the mouth of the river and has quite an extensive commerce, exporting iron, coal and manufactured goods. Within a mile and a half of the town is the birthplace of Robert Burns and the Alloway church. Population in 1901, 28,624.