Barr Wood
Barr Wood is a forest in Scotland, United Kingdom. Barr Wood is situated nearby to the locality Holmes, as well as near the town Galston.Places of Interest
Highlights include Barr Castle and Loudoun Castle.
Barr Castle
Castle
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Galston is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which has a population of 4,710 and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name. It is situated in wooded countryside four miles upriver from Kilmarnock and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of Hurlford and Newmilns.
Loudoun Castle
Theme park
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Loudoun Castle was a theme park set around the ruins of the 19th century Loudoun Castle near Galston, in the Loudoun area of Ayrshire, Scotland. The park opened in 1995, and closed at the end of the 2010 season. The park's mascot was Rory the Lion.
Loudoun Castle
Castle
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Loudoun Castle is a ruined country house nicknamed the "Windsor of Scotland" located near Galston, in the Loudoun area of Ayrshire, Scotland. The majority of the building was constructed from 1804 to 1811 around existing structures dating to the 15th and 17th centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmarnock and Galston.
Kilmarnock
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilmarnock is a town in Ayrshire in southwest Scotland, with a population of 46,970 in 2020. It's industrial, though many of its historic industries have gone, such as BMK Carpets, Massey Ferguson Tractors and the Johnnie Walker whisky blending plant.
Galston
Town
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Galston is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which has a population of 4,710 and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name. It is situated in wooded countryside four miles upriver from Kilmarnock and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of Hurlford and Newmilns.
Hurlford
Village
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hurlford is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, situated on the outskirts of Kilmarnock. It has a population of 4,968. Hurlford's former names include Whirlford and Hurdleford.
Barr Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.6003° or 55° 36′ 1″ northLongitude
-4.4039° or 4° 24′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C7QJH2W+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 383077310OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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