Failford
Failford is a hamlet in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is 4 kilometres west of Mauchline, where the Water of Fail flows into the River Ayr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Bachelors’ Club, Tarbolton and Redcraig Viaduct.
Bachelors’ Club, Tarbolton
Museum
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The Bachelors' Club is a National Trust for Scotland museum located at 1 Sandgate Street, Tarbolton, KA5 5RB. The upstairs room was the largest in Tarbolton and was used for a number of social events. Bachelors’ Club, Tarbolton is situated 2 miles west of Failford.
Mauchline Castle
Castle
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Mauchline Castle, also known as Abbot Hunter's Tower, is a rectangular tower house dating from the fifteenth century, in Mauchline, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Mauchline Castle is situated 2½ miles east of Failford.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stair and Mauchline.
Stair
Hamlet
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Stair is a parish in Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies at the bottom of a glen beside the River Ayr at the north-west border of the 5,376 acre Parish of Stair where the River Ayr is joined by the Glenstang Burn. Stair is situated 2 miles southwest of Failford.
Mauchline
Town
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mauchline is a town and civil parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In the 2001 census Mauchline had a recorded population of 4,105. It is home to the National Burns Memorial. Mauchline is situated 2½ miles east of Failford.
Annbank
Village
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Annbank is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is around five miles east of Ayr. Originally a mining settlement, it once had a rail link to Ayr via the Auchincruive Waggonway. Annbank is situated 4 miles southwest of Failford.
Failford
- Type: Village
- Description: village in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.50477° or 55° 30′ 17″ northLongitude
-4.44035° or 4° 26′ 25″ westElevation
190 feet (58 metres)Open location code
9C7QGH35+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 5353232091OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Failford” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Failford”
- Dutch: “Failford”
- French: “Failford”
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