Green Acres
Green Acres is a residential area in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Green Acres is situated nearby to Symington Parish Church, as well as near Symington Post Office.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 northwest of Green Acres.
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 2½ miles south of Green Acres.
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 2 miles southwest of Green Acres.
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 2 miles west of Green Acres.
Dundonald
Village
Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dundonald is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Dundonald is situated 2½ miles northwest of Green Acres.
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 2½ miles southwest of Green Acres.
Green Acres
- Type: Residential area
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.54668° or 55° 32′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.57004° or 4° 34′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C7QGCWH+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 1467278048OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residential
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