Blackwood Head Plantation
Blackwood Head Plantation is a forest in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Blackwood Head Plantation is situated nearby to the hamlet Bargany, as well as near Penkill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Penkill Castle and Dalquharran Castle.
Penkill Castle
Castle
Photo: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Penkill Castle is a 16th-century castle with later additions. It is around 1⁄2 mile south of Old Dailly, northeast of Girvan in south Ayrshire, Scotland.
Dalquharran Castle
Castle
Photo: paul c, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dalquharran Castle is a category A listed building in South Ayrshire, Scotland, designed by Robert Adam and completed around 1790. The first recorded lord of the property which already included a castle, was Gilbert Kennedy, as stated in a 1474 Charter for the nearby Crossraguel Abbey; the estate was later owned by the Kennedy family for centuries.
Old Dalquharran Castle
Ruins
Photo: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old Dalquharran Castle is a ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Girvan and Dailly.
Girvan
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Girvan is a seaside town in Ayrshire on the west coast of Scotland. With a population of 6330 in 2020, it has a long, sandy beach and expanded as a resort when the railway arrived in Victorian times.
Dailly
Village
Photo: paul c, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dailly is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located on the Water of Girvan, five miles south of Maybole, and three miles east of Old Dailly.
Barr
Village
Barr is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland, approximately 8 miles from the town of Girvan. There are various opinions as to the origins of the name.
Blackwood Head Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.259° or 55° 15′ 33″ northLongitude
-4.7584° or 4° 45′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C7Q765R+JMOpenStreetMap ID
way 884414274OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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