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Kirkoswald

Kirkoswald is a village and parish in the Carrick district of , , 1+3⁄4 miles from the coast and four miles southwest of . It takes its name from its kirk, dedicated to Oswald of Northumbria, who is said to have won a battle here in the 7th century.
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  • Type: Village with 194 residents
  • Description: village in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Souter Johnnie’s Cottage and Kirkoswald Parish Church.

Building
Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a building.

Church
Photo: Walter Baxter, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located in the small village of Kirkoswald, , . It is a in the Church of Scotland. The church is unusual in that its design was, at the very least, strongly influenced by Robert Adam, one of Scotland's outstanding architects.

Ruins
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is a medieval castle located west of , , . It looks much as it did hundreds of years ago. Little has changed, except for the addition of a house located on the property.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maidens and Turnberry.

Village
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the Kirkoswald parish of , . Situated on the coast of the at the southern end of Maidenhead Bay, a series of rocks known as the "Maidens” form a natural harbour. is situated 1½ miles west of Kirkoswald.

Village
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is a village 6 miles north of , in the civil parish of Kirkoswald, in the council area of , Scotland. It has a golf resort called which has three courses. In 1991 it had a population of 149. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kirkoswald.

Town
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is a town and former burgh of barony and police burgh in , Scotland. It had an estimated population of 4,580 in 2020. It is situated 9 miles south of Ayr and 50 miles southwest of by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. is situated 4 miles northeast of Kirkoswald.

Kirkoswald

Latitude
55.33053° or 55° 19′ 50″ north
Longitude
-4.77534° or 4° 46′ 31″ west
Population
194
Elevation
453 feet (138 metres)
Open location code
9C7Q86JF+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 593384964
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2645236
Wiki­data ID
Q6415798
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Western Frisian—“Kirkoswald” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kirkoswald”
  • Dutch: “Kirkoswald”
  • Esperanto: “Kirkossald”
  • French: “Kirkoswald”
  • German: “Kirkoswald”
  • Irish: “Cill Asaild”
  • Irish: “Cill Osaill”
  • Irish: “Cill Osailt”
  • Scots: “Kirkoasald”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cill Osailt”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Kirkoswald”
  • Slovenian: “Kirkoswald”
  • Swedish: “Kirkoswald, Skottland”
  • Western Frisian: “Kirkoswald”

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