Forehill
Forehill is a suburb in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Forehill is situated nearby to the suburb Belmont, as well as near Castlehill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ayr railway station and Ayr Academy.
Ayr railway station
Railway station
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Ayr railway station serves the town of Ayr in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated in Smith Street, off Burns Statue Square. The station, which is managed by ScotRail, is on the Ayrshire Coast Line, 41+1⁄2 miles south-west of Glasgow Central.
Ayr Academy
School
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ayr Academy is an 11–18 non-denominational secondary school situated within the Craigie Estate area at University Avenue in Ayr, South Ayrshire. It is the sixth largest secondary school in South Ayrshire, with a pupil roll of 607 in 2023–2024.
Gaiety Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gaiety Theatre is a category B listed performing arts venue in Ayr, Scotland. It is noted for its interior rococo features, its atmosphere and its acoustics.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belmont and Kincaidston.
Belmont
Suburb
Belmont is an area within the south of the town of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. It was developed for local authority housing before the outbreak of World War Two in 1939, around Belmont Avenue, Chalmers Avenue and Morton Road.
Kincaidston
Suburb
Kincaidston is a housing scheme in the town of Ayr in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The estate borders Belmont to the north, Alloway to the west and the A77 to the south and east.
Ayr
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ayr is a town in Ayrshire on the coast of South West Scotland, with a population of 46,260 in 2020. Its chief attraction for visitors is the nearby village of Alloway, birthplace of Robert Burns.
Forehill
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.4521° or 55° 27′ 8″ northLongitude
-4.61233° or 4° 36′ 44″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9C7QF92Q+R3OpenStreetMap ID
node 5713920477OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13271064
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