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Girvan Steeple

Girvan, Italy

Girvan Steeple

The Girvan Steeple is a steeple and the site of a former townhouse in Girvan, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Its popular name, "Stumpy Tower", "Stumpy Jail" or "Auld Stumpy", is derived from the Gaelic Olladh Stiom Paidh, meaning "Great Circle of Justice". (The name of Knockcushan Street, upon which the

tower sits, means "Hill [or Knoll] of Justice".) It is a Category B listed building.

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