Wexford Cottage

Wexford Cottage is a building in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Wexford Cottage is situated nearby to the forest Broad Tongue Wood, as well as near Blackside Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dundonald Castle and HMS Gannet.

Dundonald Castle

Castle

Photo: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dundonald Castle is situated on a hill overlooking the village of Dundonald, between Kilmarnock and Troon in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Dundonald Castle is a fortified tower house built for Robert II on his accession to the throne of Scotland in 1371 and it was used as a royal residence by Robert II and his son Robert III. Dundonald Castle is situated 2½ miles north of Wexford Cottage.

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 2 miles south of Wexford Cottage.

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 1½ miles south of Wexford Cottage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loans and Monkton.

Loans

Village

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Loans is a village in South Ayrshire near Troon, Scotland. It is located in Dundonald parish on the A759 at the junction with the B746 and a minor road to Dundonald. Loans is situated 1½ miles northwest of Wexford Cottage.

Monkton

Village

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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. Monkton is situated 2 miles south of Wexford Cottage.