The Rigg

The Rigg is a locality in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The Rigg is situated nearby to the locality Knockroon, as well as near the town Cumnock.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Terringzean Castle and Auchinleck railway station.

Terringzean Castle

Ruins

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Terringzean Castle, also Taringzean, pronounced "Tringan", is a Category B listed castle ruin lying above the River Lugar and the Terringzean Holm in the policies of Dumfries House, Parish of Cumnock, Scotland.

Auchinleck railway station

Railway station

Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auchinleck railway station is a railway station in the village of Auchinleck, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line. It is also the nearest station to the larger town of Cumnock.

Robert Burns Academy

School

The Robert Burns Academy is a secondary school located in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, which opened to pupils in October 2020 following the merger of Cumnock Academy and Auchinleck Academy.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cumnock and Auchinleck.

Cumnock

Town

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cumnock is a town and former civil parish located in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The town sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the Lugar Water.

Auchinleck

Village

Photo: Brian D Osborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auchinleck is a village 5 miles southeast of Mauchline, and 2 miles northwest of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Surrounding the village is Auchinleck Estate, centred on Auchinleck House, past home of the lawyer, diarist and biographer James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck.

Lugar

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lugar is a small village in East Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. Lugar is in Auchinleck Parish, Kyle District, Ayrshire. It is 1.5 miles ENE of Cumnock, and about 1-mile from Cronberry and 2 miles from Gaswater. Lugar is situated 2 miles east of The Rigg.

The Rigg

Type: Locality
Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.46265° or 55° 27′ 46″ north

Longitude

-4.2785° or 4° 16′ 43″ west

Elevation

489 feet (149 metres)

Open location code

9C7QFP7C+3H

GeoNames ID

13273863

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