Blackside Wood
Blackside Wood is a forest in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Blackside Wood is situated nearby to the village Monkton, as well as near the locality Southside Cottages.Places of Interest
Highlights include Glasgow Prestwick Airport and Prestwick International Airport railway station.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport
Aerodrome
Prestwick International Airport railway station
Railway station
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Prestwick International Airport railway station serves Glasgow Prestwick Airport, near the town of Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is 37+3⁄4 miles south west of Glasgow Central, on the Ayrshire Coast Line.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prestwick and Troon.
Prestwick
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prestwick is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast of Scotland, with a population of 14,880 in 2020. It became a beach and golf resort in Victorian times, but is best known for its airport.
Troon
Photo: fb brillyunt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Troon is a seaside town in Ayrshire in southwest Scotland, with a population of 14,950 in 2020. It's about 50 miles from Glasgow so it's one of the closest beach resorts to the city, and is crowded on fine summer weekends.
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.
Blackside Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.5285° or 55° 31′ 43″ northLongitude
-4.5929° or 4° 35′ 34″ westOpen location code
9C7QGCH4+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 383460635OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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