Kay Park
Kay Park is a 30 acres park in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The money for its purchase was bequeathed to the town of Kilmarnock by former native insurance broker Alexander Kay who died in Glasgow in January 1866.Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burns Monument and Dick Institute.
Burns Monument
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Burns Monument in Kay Park, Kilmarnock, Scotland, commemorates the poet Robert Burns. It is located at an elevated position within Kay Park, to the east of Kilmarnock Town Centre.
Dick Institute
Museum
Photo: Peter Mabon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dick Institute is a public library, museum and art gallery situated in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, in the west coast of Scotland. The building was originally opened in 1901 and has been recognised as a 4-star tourist attraction by VisitScotland. Dick Institute is situated 1,800 feet south of Kay Park.
Kilmarnock railway station
Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kilmarnock railway station is a railway station in the town of Kilmarnock, the largest and administrative centre of East Ayrshire situated on the west coast of Scotland. Kilmarnock railway station is situated 2,300 feet west of Kay Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmarnock and New Farm Loch.
Kilmarnock
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilmarnock is a town in Ayrshire in southwest Scotland, with a population of 46,970 in 2020. It's industrial, though many of its historic industries have gone, such as BMK Carpets, Massey Ferguson Tractors and the Johnnie Walker whisky blending plant.
New Farm Loch
Suburb
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Farm Loch is a suburb to the North-East of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland and was created in the late 1960s by a number of builders to accommodate the growing population of Kilmarnock.
Riccarton
Suburb
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Riccarton is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies across the River Irvine from Kilmarnock, this river forming the boundary between Riccarton and Kilmarnock parishes, and also between the historical districts of Kyle and Cunningham.
Kay Park
- Type: Park
- Description: urban park in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Categories: urban park and recreation area
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.61321° or 55° 36′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.48849° or 4° 29′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C7QJG76+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 118139092OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q15234962
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