Howmoor, dun site

Howmoor, dun site is an archaeological site in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Howmoor, dun site is situated nearby to the forest Gallowhill Plantation, as well as near the peak Mochrum Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Maybole railway station and Crossraguel Abbey.

Maybole railway station

Railway station

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Maybole railway station is a railway station serving the town of Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line. Maybole railway station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Howmoor, dun site.

Crossraguel Abbey

Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Abbey of Saint Mary of Crossraguel is a ruin of a former Cluniac abbey near the town of Maybole, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Although it is a ruin, visitors can still see the monks’ church, cloister and dovecote. Crossraguel Abbey is situated 2 miles south of Howmoor, dun site.

Electric Brae

Photo: NARkwS, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Electric Brae is a gravity hill in South Ayrshire, Scotland, where a freewheeling vehicle will appear to be drawn uphill by some mysterious attraction. The phenomenon is an optical illusion. Electric Brae is situated 1½ miles northwest of Howmoor, dun site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maybole and Dunure.

Maybole

Town

Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Maybole is a historic market town and former burgh of barony and police burgh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated 9 miles south of Ayr and 50 miles southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. Maybole is situated 2 miles southeast of Howmoor, dun site.

Dunure

Village

Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dunure is a small village in the South Ayrshire area of Scotland, situated about five miles from Ayr. It is located on the coast of the Firth of Clyde, and is near to Maybole, south of Ayr. Dunure is situated 3 miles northwest of Howmoor, dun site.

Minishant

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Minishant is a village bordering the A77 in the old county of Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located in Maybole Parish, 3+1⁄2 miles from Maybole and standing close to the River Doon. Minishant is situated 3½ miles northeast of Howmoor, dun site.

Howmoor, dun site

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.36995° or 55° 22′ 12″ north

Longitude

-4.72039° or 4° 43′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C7Q979H+XR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1395083163

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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