Craigrethill
Craigrethill is a residential area in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Craigrethill is situated nearby to the forest Broad Tongue Wood, as well as near the village Loans.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dundonald Castle and Auchans Castle.
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 2 miles north of Craigrethill.
Auchans Castle
Castle
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Auchans Castle, House, House of Auchans or Old Auchans, is a mock military mansion, Category A listed, T-plan building of a late 16th-century date converted to the L-plan during the early-to-mid-17th century; its ruins stand about 1 km W of Dundonald, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Auchans Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Craigrethill.
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 Craigrethill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loans and Dundonald.
Loans
Village
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 west of Craigrethill.
Dundonald
Village
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dundonald is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Dundonald is situated 2 miles north of Craigrethill.
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. Monkton is situated 2 miles south of Craigrethill.
Craigrethill
- Type: Residential area
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.54651° or 55° 32′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.58283° or 4° 34′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C7QGCW8+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 1467276094OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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