Drongan

Drongan is a former mining village in , some 8 miles east of and west of . It had a population of 4686 in 2011.
Tap on a place
to explore it

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trabboch Castle and Belston Loch.

Ruins
is a ruined L-plan tower house in the old Barony of , Parish of , , Scotland. is situated 2½ miles north of Drongan.

, also recorded as Dromsmodda Loch is a small freshwater loch in the Council Area, near Sinclairston, 2 miles south-east of Drongan, lying in a glacial Kettle Hole. Parish of , . is situated 2 miles southeast of Drongan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coylton and Stair.

Village
is a village and civil parish in , . It is five miles east of and 2+1⁄2 miles west of Drongan, on the A70. Sundrum Castle Holiday Park is to the west of the village, in the grounds of , which partly dates to the 13th century. is situated 2½ miles west of Drongan.

Hamlet
is a parish in , . It lies at the bottom of a glen beside the at the north-west border of the 5,376 acre Parish of where the is joined by the Glenstang Burn. is situated 3 miles north of Drongan.

Village
is a village in , . It is around five miles east of . Originally a mining settlement, it once had a rail link to Ayr via the Auchincruive Waggonway. is situated 4 miles northwest of Drongan.

Drongan

Latitude
55.43496° or 55° 26′ 6″ north
Longitude
-4.45818° or 4° 27′ 29″ west
Population
3,170
Elevation
348 feet (106 metres)
Open location code
9C7QCGMR+XP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 377060504
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11592136
Wiki­data ID
Q1013798
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Drongan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Drongan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Drongan
  • Croatian: Drongan
  • Dutch: Drongan
  • French: Drongan
  • Irish: Drongan
  • Polish: Drongan
  • Scottish Gaelic: Drongan
  • Spanish: Drongan
  • Swedish: Drongan
  • Welsh: Drongan

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Drongan”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Coalhall and Hayhill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Drongan Mobile Service Post Office and Hannahston Comunity Woodland.

Scotland: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Dundee.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Drongan”. Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.