Holmes
Holmes is a building in Scotland, United Kingdom. Holmes is situated nearby to the forest Barr Wood, as well as near the nature reserve Burnbank Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HM Prison Kilmarnock and Barr Castle.
HM Prison Kilmarnock
Prison
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HM Prison Kilmarnock is a prison in Bowhouse, Hurlford near Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated 3 miles south-east of Hurlford on the Mauchline Road. HM Prison Kilmarnock is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Holmes.
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. Barr Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Holmes.
Loudoun Kirk
Church
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Loudoun Kirk is a disused church located about one mile west of Loudoun Castle, East Ayrshire. It served as Loudoun's parish church until some point after 1600, when this function moved to the church in nearby Newmilns. Loudoun Kirk is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Holmes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hurlford and Galston.
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.
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. Galston is situated 1½ miles east of Holmes.
Moscow
Village
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moscow is a hamlet in East Ayrshire in Scotland. It is on the A719 road some 4 miles east of Kilmarnock. In 2006 its population was reported as 118. It is represented in the "Galston West and Hurlford North" ward of East Ayrshire Council. Moscow is situated 2½ miles north of Holmes.
Holmes
- Type: Building
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.59836° or 55° 35′ 54″ northLongitude
-4.41872° or 4° 25′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C7QHHXJ+8GOpenStreetMap ID
way 884170716OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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