Drybridge
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Drybridge is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Drybridge came by its name through the 'dry bridge' over the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway, opened in 1812. The nearby 'wet bridge' is the Laigh Milton Viaduct, the oldest surviving railway bridge in the world.

Standing stone

The menhir at Drybridge.

The standing stone at Stane Field, Drybridge, is the only one recorded for this local authority area. It stands close to the old railway station. This impressive standing stone is on level ground in a field of young crop at about 20m OD. It has a maximum height of 2.6m, and as stated, is roughly square with a girth of about 4.0m and a maximum width of 1.3m. A perforated stone axe head was found nearby. In this area are a cursus, henge, several sites of flint flake deposits and a twin concentric circle structure.

Facilites

Drybridge is a very basic village with few facilities. There is one shop ("Drybridge Stores"), a village hall, post box, phone box and recycling facilities. There used to be a school/church approx. 50 years ago which was spent many years as a pallet makers before recently being replaced by houses. The scrap-yard is closed. The railway which the "dry bridge" carried still exists and is still in use. The Drybridge station has been turned into housing also therefore the train no longer stops at Drybridge Station.

Drybridge has a Community Association and a Woodland Group. Each year Drybridge Community Association organises a village open day, with raffle, History of Drybridge stalls, children's entertainment and tours of the Mill. 2008 date tbc.

Plans are underway for a football stadium to be built in Drybridge. It will hold approximately one thousand people and is going to be incorporated into the local football leagues. Construction start time is scheduled for late 2009.

The Freedom Society

The Freedom Society is an organisation aimed at trying to rally people to support to have Drybridge gain independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Approximatly 66.254% of the residents of Drybridge support the freedom society. For more information on the freedom society contact "www.drybridge4freedom.org.uk"^{citation needed}

Coordinates: 57°38′N, 2°56′W

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Cold War Relations

During the cold war (1957-1991, approx) Drybridge contained a nuclear bunker, for protection against a nuclear strike. The bunker was situated in a field around 1.2 km's away from the main village. The bunker was capable of storing 150 people for around 2 weeks. The bunker was constructed as part of the governments NATO against communism campaign. The bunker was in fact destroyed in 1994, as it had become somewhat of a safety hazard and was no longer needed. The main purpose of the bunker was to protect local officals against a nuclear strike on any of the nearby industrial areas. There were 2 occasions when local government officals were evacuated into the bunker, most famously, when a Russian Tupolev Tu-119 (Tu-95LAL) aircraft entered British airspace just near the coast of Ayr and continued over land until Troon, pursued by two Hawker Siddeley Harrier fighter aircraft, though no fire was exchanged.