Shaw Park

Shaw Park is a park in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Shaw Park is situated near Symington Parish Church, as well as near Symington Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Dundonald Castle and Macrae Monument.

Dundonald Castle

Castle

Photo: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dundonald Castle is situated on a hill overlooking the village of Dundonald, between Kilmarnock and Troon in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Dundonald Castle is a fortified tower house built for Robert II on his accession to the throne of Scotland in 1371 and it was used as a royal residence by Robert II and his son Robert III. Dundonald Castle is situated 2½ miles northwest of Shaw Park.

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 2½ miles southwest of Shaw Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dundonald and Loans.

Dundonald

Village

Photo: PaulT, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dundonald is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Dundonald is situated 2½ miles northwest of Shaw Park.

Loans

Village

Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2½ miles west of Shaw Park.

Monkton

Village

Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 3 miles southwest of Shaw Park.

Shaw Park

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

55.54981° or 55° 32′ 59″ north

Longitude

-4.55931° or 4° 33′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C7QGCXR+W7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 394992310

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Symington Parish Church and Symington Post Office.

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Places to explore: Symington Primary School and War Memorial.

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