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List of places. UK. Scotland. 55°54′29″N 4°27′50″W. / 55.908°N 4.464°W / 55.908; -4.464. Erskine ( / ˈɜːrskɪn /, Scots: Erskin, Scottish Gaelic: Arasgain) is a town in the council area of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the same name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland.
The transaction, revealed in a new lawsuit, raises the question why cash-strapped Erskine College loaned money to the holding company of a for-profit education management organization, or EMO.
Erskine. / 55.9171°N 4.4777°W / 55.9171; -4.4777. Erskine Veterans Charity is a veterans care and support non-profit organisation headquartered in Erskine, Renfrewshire, but operating across the Central Belt of Scotland. It provides a range of services to British Armed Forces, veterans of all ages and their families, who live in Scotland.
In 1497 Alexander Erskine, third Lord Erskine constructed Alloa Tower, a massive tower that would be the seat of the clan chiefs for the next three hundred years. The third Lord Erskine's son was killed in 1513 at the Battle of Flodden. John Erskine, fifth Lord Erskine was guardian and tutor of James V of Scotland.
Erskine is a Scottish surname. The name is derived from a habitational name from a location ( Erskine) on the southern bank of the River Clyde, near Glasgow. This place was first recorded in 1225 as Erskin. Early spellings of the place include: Yrskin (1227); Ireskin (1262); Harskin (1300), and Irschen (1300). [1]
Carl Erskine, who pitched two no-hitters as a mainstay on the Brooklyn Dodgers and was a 20-game winner in 1953 when he struck out a then-record 14 in the World Series, died Tuesday. Erksine died ...
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, KT, PC (10 January 1750 – 17 November 1823) was a British Whig lawyer and politician. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1806 and 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents .
Erskine Bridge. / 55.9133°N 4.4721°W / 55.9133; -4.4721. The Erskine Bridge is a multi span cable-stayed box girder bridge spanning the River Clyde in west central Scotland. [2] The bridge connects West Dunbartonshire with Renfrewshire and can be used by all types of motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.