Kirksteads Plantation
Kirksteads Plantation is a park in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Kirksteads Plantation is situated nearby to the forest Kirkstead Plantation, as well as near Biglees Quarry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Knowe and Hunterston Castle.
Castle Knowe
Archaeological site
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Castle Knowe is a prominent mound located slightly to the west of North Kilruskin Farm on the Kilruskin Toll Road, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland. The mound may have served several different functions over the ages. Castle Knowe is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Kirksteads Plantation.
Hunterston Castle
Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, Scotland is the historic home of the lairds of Hunterston and Chiefs of Clan Hunter. The keep dates from the late 12th, or early 13th centuries, while the attached manor house is of the 18th century. Hunterston Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Kirksteads Plantation.
Law Castle
Castle
Photo: David Neale, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Law Castle is situated on the lower slopes of Law Hill on the edge of West Kilbride, in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is around 200 metres from the railway station. Law Castle is situated 2 miles south of Kirksteads Plantation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Kilbride and Seamill.
West Kilbride
West Kilbride is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast, with a population of 4860 in 2022. Named for St Brigit of Kildare, it was traditionally a weaving, potato-growing and sheep-farming town.
Seamill
Village
Photo: Paul Thomson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seamill is a village in North Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland, about 5 miles north of Ardrossan and 8 miles south of Largs, on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde. Seamill is situated 2½ miles south of Kirksteads Plantation.
Millport
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Cumbrae is an island in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of Ayrshire, with Millport as its only settlement, and a population of 1376 in 2011. The island is about 3 miles long by 1½ miles wide, roughly tooth-shaped, with a broad bay indenting its south coast.
Kirksteads Plantation
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.7225° or 55° 43′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.84462° or 4° 50′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C7QP5F4+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 3054672816OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kirkstead Plantation and Biglees Quarry.
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