Glenside Reservoir

Glenside Reservoir is in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Glenside Reservoir is situated nearby to the peak Piper’s Hill, as well as near the ruins Baltersan Castle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baltersan Castle and Crossraguel Abbey.

Baltersan Castle

Ruins

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Baltersan Castle is a ruined L-plan tower house near Maybole in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It stands close to Crossraguel Abbey, on the site of an earlier house associated with the Kennedy family of Carrick. Baltersan Castle is situated 3,000 feet northwest of Glenside Reservoir.

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 1 mile west of Glenside Reservoir.

Maybole railway station

Railway station

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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 1¼ miles northeast of Glenside Reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maybole and Dailly.

Maybole

Town

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Maybole is a town and former burgh of barony and police burgh in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It had an estimated population of 4,580 in 2020. It is situated 9 miles south of Ayr and 50 miles southwest of Glasgow by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.

Dailly

Village

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Dailly is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located on the Water of Girvan, five miles south of Maybole, and three miles east of Old Dailly. Dailly is situated 4½ miles south of Glenside Reservoir.

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 4½ miles northeast of Glenside Reservoir.

Glenside Reservoir

Type: Body of water
Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.33771° or 55° 20′ 16″ north

Longitude

-4.69831° or 4° 41′ 54″ west

Open location code

9C7Q88Q2+3M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 383041265

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Highlights include Piper’s Hill and Sir Charles Fergusson’s Monument, Kildoon.

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