Ruglen

Ruglen is a locality in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Ruglen is situated nearby to the hamlet Roan of Craigoch, as well as near Wallacetown.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dalquharran Castle and Old Dalquharran Castle.

Dalquharran Castle

Castle

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Dalquharran Castle is a category A listed building in South Ayrshire, Scotland, designed by Robert Adam and completed around 1790. The first recorded lord of the property which already included a castle, was Gilbert Kennedy, as stated in a 1474 Charter for the nearby Crossraguel Abbey; the estate was later owned by the Kennedy family for centuries. Dalquharran Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Ruglen.

Old Dalquharran Castle

Ruins

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Old Dalquharran Castle is a ruins, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Ruglen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dailly and Maybole.

Dailly

Village

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Dailly is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located on the Water of Girvan, five miles south of Maybole, and three miles east of Old Dailly. Dailly is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ruglen.

Maybole

Town

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Maybole is a historic market town and former burgh of barony and police burgh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated 9 miles south of Ayr and 50 miles southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Maybole is situated 3½ miles north of Ruglen.

Straiton

Village

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Straiton is a village on the River Girvan in South Ayrshire in Scotland. It lies in the hills between Kirkmichael, Dalmellington, Crosshill, and Maybole. Straiton is situated 5 miles east of Ruglen.

Ruglen

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

55.30277° or 55° 18′ 10″ north

Longitude

-4.68066° or 4° 40′ 50″ west

Elevation

174 feet (53 metres)

Open location code

9C7Q8839+4P

GeoNames ID

13280241

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