Holms Henge
Holms Henge is an archaeological site in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Holms Henge is situated nearby to the community center Drybridge Community Hall, as well as near Holmsford Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dundonald Castle and Auchans Castle.
Dundonald Castle
Castle
Photo: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dundonald Castle is situated on a hill overlooking the village of Dundonald, between Kilmarnock and Troon in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Dundonald Castle is a fortified tower house built for Robert II on his accession to the throne of Scotland in 1371 and it was used as a royal residence by Robert II and his son Robert III. Dundonald Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Holms Henge.
Auchans Castle
Castle
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Auchans Castle, House, House of Auchans or Old Auchans, is a mock military mansion, Category A listed, T-plan building of a late 16th-century date converted to the L-plan during the early-to-mid-17th century; its ruins stand about 1 km W of Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Auchans Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Holms Henge.
Greenwood Academy
School
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenwood Academy is an 11–18 state secondary school in Dreghorn, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Between 2019 and 2020, the pupil roll was 1,263 with an average attendance rate of 88.47%. Greenwood Academy is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Holms Henge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dreghorn and Dundonald.
Dreghorn
Village
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dreghorn is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, 3.5 kilometres east of Irvine town centre, on the old main road from Irvine to Kilmarnock. It is sited on a ridge between two rivers.
Crosshouse
Village
Photo: Ian Rainey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crosshouse is a village in East Ayrshire about 3 kilometres west of Kilmarnock. It grew around the cross-roads of the main Kilmarnock to Irvine road, once classified as the A71 but now reduced in status to the B7081, with a secondary road running from Kilmaurs south to Gatehead and beyond towards Prestwick. Crosshouse is situated 2½ miles northeast of Holms Henge.
Holms Henge
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.59869° or 55° 35′ 55″ northLongitude
-4.60574° or 4° 36′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C7QH9XV+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 13481554466OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Drybridge Community Hall and Holmsford Bridge.
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