Gatehead

Gatehead is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Gatehead is situated nearby to the village Earlston, as well as near the quarter Annandale.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rugby Park and Laigh Milton Viaduct.

Rugby Park

Stadium

Photo: Martin Le Roy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rugby Park, also known as The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium which is the home of Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock F.C. and is situated in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock. Rugby Park is situated 2 miles east of Gatehead.

Laigh Milton Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Laigh Milton Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Laigh Milton mill to the west of Gatehead in East Ayrshire, Scotland, about five miles west of Kilmarnock.

Caprington Castle

Castle

Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Caprington Castle is a 15th century keep, incorporated in a castellated mansion, about 2 miles south west of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, south of the River Irvine. The castle is still occupied.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crosshouse and Knockentiber.

Crosshouse

Village

Photo: Ian Rainey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Crosshouse is a village in East Ayrshire about 3 kilometres west of Kilmarnock. It grew around the cross-roads of the main Kilmarnock to Irvine road, once classified as the A71 but now reduced in status to the B7081, with a secondary road running from Kilmaurs south to Gatehead and beyond towards Prestwick.

Knockentiber

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Knockentiber is a village in East Ayrshire, Parish of Kilmaurs, Scotland. Knockentiber is two miles west-northwest of Kilmarnock and 1⁄2 mile northeast of Crosshouse. Knockentiber is situated 2 miles north of Gatehead.