Doonfoot

Doonfoot is a suburb in the south-west of , .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: part of the town of Ayr in south-west Scotland
  • Also known as: “Bun Dùin”

Places of Interest

Highlights include River Doon and Greenan Castle.

River
Photo: JSL595, Public domain.
The is a river in , . Its course is generally north-westerly. The source of the Doon is , high in the Galloway Hills. It reaches the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr.

Castle
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 16th-century ruined tower house, around 2+1⁄2 miles southwest of in , Scotland. Situated at the top of a sea cliff, it was originally a promontory fort converted into a motte-and-bailey in the 12th century.

Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The , which dates back to the 16th century, is a church ruin in , , , celebrated as the scene of the witches' dance in the poem "Tam o' Shanter" by Robert Burns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alloway and Belmont.

Town
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of , and former village, in , , located on the . It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem "Tam o' Shanter".

Suburb
is an area within the south of the town of , , , UK. It was developed for local authority housing before the outbreak of World War Two in 1939, around Avenue, Chalmers Avenue and Morton Road. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Doonfoot.

Suburb
is a housing scheme in the town of in , . The estate borders to the north, to the west and the A77 to the south and east. is situated 2 miles east of Doonfoot.

Doonfoot

Latitude
55.43585° or 55° 26′ 9″ north
Longitude
-4.65317° or 4° 39′ 11″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
9C7QC8PW+8P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5712470656
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
13270998
Wiki­data ID
Q5297168
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Slovenian—“Doonfoot” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Doonfoot”
  • Irish: “Bun Dùin”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Bun Dùin”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Doonfoot”
  • Slovenian: “Doonfoot”

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