Dunure
Dunure is a small village in the South Ayrshire area of Scotland, situated about five miles from Ayr. It is located on the coast of the Firth of Clyde, and is near to Maybole, south of Ayr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunure Castle and Dunduff Castle.
Dunure Castle
Castle
Photo: John McLeish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunure Castle is located on the west coast of Scotland, in South Ayrshire, about five miles south of Ayr and close to the village of Dunure. Today the castle stands in ruins on a rocky promontory on the Carrick coast, overlooking the small harbour of Dunure.
Dunduff Castle
Castle
Photo: Dunduff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunduff Castle is a restored stair-tower in South Ayrshire, Scotland, built on the hillside of Brown Carrick Hills above the Drumbane Burn, and overlooking the sea above the village of Dunure.
Electric Brae
Photo: NARkwS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Electric Brae is a gravity hill in South Ayrshire, Scotland, where a freewheeling vehicle will appear to be drawn uphill by some mysterious attraction. The phenomenon is an optical illusion. Electric Brae is situated 1½ miles south of Dunure.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doonfoot and Minishant.
Doonfoot
Suburb
Doonfoot is a suburb in the south-west of Ayr, South Ayrshire. Doonfoot is situated 4½ miles northeast of Dunure.
Minishant
Village
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Minishant is a village bordering the A77 in the old county of Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located in Maybole Parish, 3+1⁄2 miles from Maybole and standing close to the River Doon. Minishant is situated 4½ miles east of Dunure.
Maybole
Town
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Maybole is a town and former burgh of barony and police burgh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It had an estimated population of 4,580 in 2020. It is situated 9 miles south of Ayr and 50 miles southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Maybole is situated 4½ miles southeast of Dunure.
Dunure
- Type: Village
- Description: village in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.40635° or 55° 24′ 23″ northLongitude
-4.75725° or 4° 45′ 26″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB DREOpen location code
9C7QC64V+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 193974780OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2650644Wikidata ID
Q5315777
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