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Goldenberry Hill is a hill in North Ayrshire, Scotland, near West Kilbride. [1] It is a popular spot for walks and is visited regularly. It is 140 metres (460 ft) high and has a prominence of 120 metres (390 ft), thus being categorised as a TuMP and HuMP .
The route, which is 66 km long, [1] follows the course of the River Ayr from its source at Glenbuck Loch to the sea at Ayr, where the trail links with the Ayrshire Coastal Path. [2] The path was developed as part of the Coalfield Access Project, a funding package of £2.5m that was used to improve public access to the countryside in the former ...
Crosshouse is a village in East Ayrshire about 3 kilometres (2 miles) west of Kilmarnock.It grew around the cross-roads of the main Kilmarnock to Irvine road, once classified as the A71 but now reduced in status to the B7081, with a secondary road (the B751) running from Kilmaurs south to Gatehead and beyond towards Prestwick.
The A71 Edinburgh - Kilmarnock road passes by the base of the hill. This route follows a Roman road which linked the Clyde Valley with the Ayrshire coast. Loudoun Hill's position at the highest point on this route gives it huge strategic significance. The hill stands above moorland, and commands 360-degree views.
West and East Gatehead Farms are close by, New Bogside is on the direct Crosshouse road, while Arrathill (1860 OS) or Arrothill (1985 OS) farm lies across the river towards Earlston. An Arrathill Mount overlooks Old Rome. In 1829 the Kilmarnock & Troon Railway agreed to pay compensation to the Earl of Eglinton of £185.13s.10d for damage to ...
Kilmaurs (from Scottish Gaelic Cill Mhàrais) [2] is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland which lies just outside of the largest settlement in East Ayrshire, Kilmarnock.It lies on the Carmel Water, 21 miles (34 kilometres) southwest of Glasgow.
The Lands of Templehouse formed a small estate lying between Aiket Castle and the town of Dunlop, East Ayrshire, Parish of Dunlop, Scotland.The laird's house at Templeland of Dunlop Hill, to give it its formal name, stood near to the ancient road leading from Dunlop to Kirkwood and on to Kennox.
Map of places in East Ayrshire compiled from this list See the list of places in Scotland for places in other counties. This List of places in East Ayrshire is a list of links for any town, village, hamlet, castle, golf course, historic house, nature reserve, reservoir, river and other place of interest in the East Ayrshire council area of Scotland. Dean Ford over Kilmarnock Water River Afton ...