Whiteside (settlement)
Whiteside (settlement) is an archaeological site in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Whiteside (settlement) is situated nearby to the pond SUDs, as well as near the playground Play Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glasgow Prestwick Airport and Macrae Monument.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Aerodrome
Macrae Monument
Monument
Photo: Ian Rainey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
James Macrae was most likely born in the parish of Ochiltree and escaped great poverty to become a sea captain and later an administrator who served as the governor of Fort St George and in 1725 governor of the Madras Presidency, modern-day Chennai. Macrae Monument is situated 1,300 feet north of Whiteside (settlement).
HMS Gannet
Military installation
Photo: Mark Harkin, CC BY 2.0.
HMS Gannet is a forward operating base of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm located at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, South Ayrshire in Scotland. The facility was previously also known as Royal Naval Air Station Prestwick before it was downsized in 2001. HMS Gannet is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Whiteside (settlement).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monkton and Prestwick.
Monkton
Village
Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monkton is a small town in the parish of Monkton and Prestwick in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The town of Prestwick is around 1+1⁄2 miles south of the village, and it borders upon Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
Prestwick
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prestwick is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast of Scotland, with a population of 14,880 in 2020. It became a beach and golf resort in Victorian times, but is best known for its airport.
St Quivox
Village
Photo: Dan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Quivox is a small Scottish village north of Ayr and east of Prestwick. It lies on the B7035 east of the A77. St Quivox is situated 2½ miles south of Whiteside (settlement).
Whiteside (settlement)
- Type: Shrubland
- Inscription: “This is the buried remains of a settlement enclosure probably dating to the Iron Age between around 400BC to 200AD.”
- Categories: archaeological site and historic site
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.51729° or 55° 31′ 2″ northLongitude
-4.59207° or 4° 35′ 32″ westOpen location code
9C7QGC85+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1062407200OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=scrub
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include SUDs and Play Area.
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