Minishant
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brig o’ Doon and Carcluie Loch.
Brig o’ Doon
Bridge
Photo: George Rankin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Brig o' Doon, sometimes called the Auld Brig or Old Bridge of Doon, is a late medieval bridge in Ayrshire, Scotland, and a Category A structure. Brig o’ Doon is situated 2½ miles north of Minishant.
Carcluie Loch
Carcluie Loch is a small freshwater loch in the South Ayrshire Council Area, lying in a glacial Kettle Hole, Parish of Dalrymple, Scotland. Carcluie Loch is situated 2 miles northeast of Minishant.Robert Burns Monument, Alloway
Monument
Photo: VegasGav7777, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Robert Burns Monument, Alloway is situated 2½ miles north of Minishant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalrymple and Alloway.
Dalrymple
Village
Photo: JSL595, Public domain.
Dalrymple is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland, lying in the Doon Valley on the north bank of the River Doon. The population is around 1,347. Dalrymple is situated 2 miles east of Minishant.
Alloway
Town
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alloway is a suburb of Ayr, and former village, in South Ayrshire, Scotland, located on the River Doon. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem "Tam o' Shanter". Alloway is situated 3 miles north of Minishant.
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 3 miles southwest of Minishant.
Minishant
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.39146° or 55° 23′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.64289° or 4° 38′ 34″ westElevation
161 feet (49 metres)Open location code
9C7Q99R4+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 391096053OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
“Minishant” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Minishant”
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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 “Minishant”. Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.