Alton Wood
Alton Wood is a forest in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Alton Wood is situated nearby to the suburb Kincaidston, as well as near Castlehill.Places of Interest
Highlights include River Doon and University Hospital Ayr.
River Doon
River
Photo: JSL595, Public domain.
The River Doon is a river in Ayrshire, Scotland. Its course is generally north-westerly. The source of the Doon is Loch Doon, high in the Galloway Hills. It reaches the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr.
University Hospital Ayr
Hospital
Photo: L J Cunningham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
University Hospital Ayr is a general hospital on the outskirts of Ayr, Scotland. It covers a catchment area of approximately 100,000 people in South Ayrshire and is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
Burns Cottage
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burns Cottage is the birthplace of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet, who was born at the cottage on 25 January 1759. It is located in Alloway, a current suburb of Ayr, and a former village, located in South Ayrshire, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayr and Alloway.
Ayr
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ayr is a town in Ayrshire on the coast of South West Scotland, with a population of 46,260 in 2020. Its chief attraction for visitors is the nearby village of Alloway, birthplace of Robert Burns.
Alloway
Town
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alloway is a suburb of Ayr, and former village, in South Ayrshire, Scotland, located on the River Doon. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem "Tam o' Shanter".
Dalrymple
Village
Photo: JSL595, Public domain.
Dalrymple is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland, lying in the Doon Valley on the north bank of the River Doon. The population is around 1,347.
Alton Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.4344° or 55° 26′ 4″ northLongitude
-4.5994° or 4° 35′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C7QCCM2+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1046158925OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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