Baillieston

Baillieston is a farm in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Baillieston is situated near the ruins Barnweill Church, as well as near the peak Barnweil Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: HMS Gannet and Macrae Monument.

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 southwest of Baillieston.

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 Baillieston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monkton and Loans.

Monkton

Village

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Monkton is a metropolis of a 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 Baillieston.

Loans

Village

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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 3½ miles west of Baillieston.