Whiteside (settlement)

Whiteside (settlement) is an archaeological site in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Whiteside (settlement) is situated near the pond SUDs, as well as near the playground Play Area.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Glasgow Prestwick Airport and Macrae Monument.

Glasgow Prestwick Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Glasgow Prestwick Airport is an international airport serving the west of Scotland, situated 1 mile northeast of the town of Prestwick, and 32 miles southwest of Glasgow, Scotland.

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 metropolis of a 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
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Latitude

55.51729° or 55° 31′ 2″ north

Longitude

-4.59208° or 4° 35′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C7QGC85+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1062407200

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=scrub

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: SUDs and Play Area.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Whiteside Enclosure and Manor Park Hotel.

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