Galston

Galston is a town in , , which has a population of 4,710 and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name. It is situated in wooded countryside four miles upriver from and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of and .
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  • Type: Town with 4,710 residents
  • Description: town in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Galston, East Ayrshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barr Castle and St Sophia’s Church (Galston).

Castle
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galston is a town in , , which has a population of 4,710 and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name. It is situated in wooded countryside four miles upriver from and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of and .

Church
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castle
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is a ruined country house nicknamed the " of Scotland" located near Galston, in the Loudoun area of , . The majority of the building was constructed from 1804 to 1811 around existing structures dating to the 15th and 17th centuries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newmilns and Moscow.

Town
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is a village in the burgh of and Greenholm, in , . It has a population of 3,057 people and lies on the A71, around seven miles east of and twenty-five miles southwest of . is situated 2 miles east of Galston.

Village
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is a hamlet in in . It is on the A719 road some 4 miles east of . In 2006 its population was reported as 118. It is represented in the "Galston West and Hurlford North" ward of East Ayrshire Council. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Galston.

Village
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is a village in , Scotland, situated on the outskirts of . It has a population of 4,968. 's former names include Whirlford and Hurdleford. is situated 3 miles west of Galston.

Galston

Latitude
55.60041° or 55° 36′ 2″ north
Longitude
-4.37975° or 4° 22′ 47″ west
Population
4,710
Elevation
171 feet (52 metres)
United Nations Location Codes
GB GLT and GB GSN
Open location code
9C7QJJ2C+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 193935741
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2648909
Wiki­data ID
Q3997296
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Galston” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Galston”
  • Basque: “Galston”
  • Cebuano: “Galston”
  • Chinese: “高尔斯顿”
  • Chinese: “高爾斯頓”
  • Dutch: “Galston”
  • French: “Galston”
  • German: “Galston”
  • Hebrew: “גלסטון”
  • Irish: “Baile nan Gall, Comhairle Siorrachd Àir an Ear”
  • Irish: “Baile nan Gall”
  • Italian: “Galston”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Galston”
  • Polish: “Galston”
  • Russian: “Галстон”
  • Russian: “Голстон”
  • Scots: “Gawstoun”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Baile nan Gall”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Galston”
  • Slovak: “Galston”
  • Spanish: “Galston”
  • Swedish: “Galston, Skottland”
  • Swedish: “Galston”
  • Ukrainian: “Галстон”
  • Ukrainian: “Ґалстон”
  • Urdu: “گلسٹن، ایسٹ ائیرشائر”
  • Welsh: “Galston”

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Notable Places Nearby

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