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Iconic Scottish tourist attraction brought to virtual life in Minecraft

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Irvine has been brought back to virtual life on Minecraft, allowing parents to reminisce with their kids about where they spent their childhood.The brains behind the build is archeologist Joss Durnan who is began researching the icon building for a book he is writing about Britain's New Towns, using Irvine as an example of them.Joss said: "I've been researching the origins of the New Town and its origins in within Britain's New Town movement and the Magnum formed quite an integral part of Irvine New Town.

It was the only New Town in Britain with a coastline."They wanted to make the most of Irvine's Harbourside and the seaside and plonking a great big leisure centre down at the shore to try and draw people down there."It put Irvine on the.

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