Rankinston
Rankinston is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, 3⁄4 mile off the B730, approximately 12 miles south east of the town of Ayr. Rankinston commands a panoramic view of over 20 miles north, looking over the towns of Ayr, Prestwick and Troon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Kerse Loch and Dunstanhill Void.
Kerse Loch
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kerse Loch, also recorded as Carse Loch is a small freshwater loch in the East Ayrshire Council Area, lying in a glacial Kettle Hole, Parish of Dalrymple, Scotland. Kerse Loch is situated 1½ miles west of Rankinston.
Belston Loch
Photo: david johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belston Loch, also recorded as Dromsmodda Loch is a small freshwater loch in the East Ayrshire Council Area, near Sinclairston, 2 miles south-east of Drongan, lying in a glacial Kettle Hole. Parish of Ochiltree, Scotland. Belston Loch is situated 2 miles northeast of Rankinston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drongan and Polnessan.
Drongan
Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drongan is a former mining village in East Ayrshire, some 8 miles east of Ayr and west of Cumnock. It had a population of 4686 in 2011. Drongan is situated 2½ miles north of Rankinston.
Polnessan
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polnessan is a small rural village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Polnessan has a population of 87, and is located a mile north of Patna on the A713 road. Polnessan is situated 2½ miles southwest of Rankinston.
Patna
Village
Photo: JSL595, Public domain.
Patna is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, straddling the traditional districts of Carrick and Kyle. Patna is situated 3½ miles southwest of Rankinston.
Rankinston
- Type: Village with 260 residents
- Description: village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.39971° or 55° 23′ 59″ northLongitude
-4.44766° or 4° 26′ 52″ westPopulation
260Elevation
686 feet (209 metres)Open location code
9C7Q9HX2+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 454518989OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2639646Wikidata ID
Q7293307
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Rankinston” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Rankinston”
- Dutch: “Rankinston”
- French: “Rankinston”
- Swedish: “Rankinston”
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