Greenan Road

Greenan Road is a parking area in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Greenan Road is situated near Greenan Castle, as well as near the suburb Doonfoot.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Greenan Castle and River Doon.

Greenan Castle

Castle

Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Greenan Castle is a 16th-century ruined tower house, around 2+1⁄2 miles southwest of Ayr in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Situated at the top of a sea cliff, it was originally a promontory fort converted into a motte-and-bailey in the 12th century. Greenan Castle is situated 1,800 feet west of Greenan Road.

River Doon

River

Photo: JSL595, Public domain.

The River Doon is a river in Ayrshire, Scotland. Its course is generally north-westerly. The source of the Doon is Loch Doon, high in the Galloway Hills. It reaches the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr.

Alloway Auld Kirk

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

The Alloway Auld Kirk, which dates back to the 16th century, is a church ruin in Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland, celebrated as the scene of the witches' dance in the poem "Tam o' Shanter" by Robert Burns. Alloway Auld Kirk is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Greenan Road.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Doonfoot and Alloway.

Doonfoot

Suburb

Doonfoot is a suburb in the south-west of Ayr, South Ayrshire.

Alloway

Town

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

Alloway is a suburb of Ayr, and former village, in South Ayrshire, Scotland, located on the River Doon. It is best known as the birthplace of Robert Burns and the setting for his poem "Tam o' Shanter".

Belmont

Suburb

Belmont is an area within the south of the town of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. It was developed for local authority housing before the outbreak of World War Two in 1939, around Belmont Avenue, Chalmers Avenue and Morton Road. Belmont is situated 2 miles east of Greenan Road.

Greenan Road

Type: Parking area
Category: transport
Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.4389° or 55° 26′ 20″ north

Longitude

-4.66155° or 4° 39′ 42″ west

Open location code

9C7QC8QQ+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 351441667

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Walled Garden and Ayr Seafield Bowling Club.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Doonfoot Primary and Doonfoot Primary School.

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