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This List of places in South Ayrshire is your guide to all the cool spots in the South Ayrshire area of Scotland! You'll find links to towns, villages, amazing castles, golf courses, historic houses, lighthouses, nature reserves, rivers, and other interesting places.

Burns Cottage - Alloway
Burns Cottage, Alloway
Maybole Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1455411
Maybole Castle
Prestwick from the air 1
Prestwick from the air
Burns Statue Square, Ayr - geograph.org.uk - 160500
Burns Statue Square, Ayr
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Crossraguel Abbey
The Auld Brig O' Doon - geograph.org.uk - 44158
The Auld Brig O' Doon, Alloway
Maybolestation
Maybole Railway Station
AyrBeach
The Beach at Ayr
Dunure castle
Dunure Castle
PrestwickTerminal
Prestwick Airport Terminal Building
Ailsa Craig at Sunset B
Ailsa Craig, Sunset
Culzean Castle, Ayrshire
Culzean Castle

South Ayrshire is a beautiful part of Scotland, known for its stunning coastline and rich history. It's a place where you can explore ancient ruins, enjoy sandy beaches, and discover the birthplace of famous poets. This list helps you find all the exciting places to visit and learn about in this wonderful region.

A

  • Ailsa Craig
  • Alloway, home to Burns Cottage and the Burns National Heritage Park
  • Auchensoul
  • Ayr, a large town with Ayr railway station, areas like Belmont and Doonfoot, and the Somerset Park football ground

B

  • Balkissock
  • Ballantrae, a village with its own Ballantrae railway station
  • Barassie, also with a Barassie railway station
  • Bargany Gardens, beautiful gardens to explore
  • Barr
  • Barrhill
  • Belston
  • Blairquhan

C

  • Carrick, a historic area that includes Carrick Forest
  • Cloyntie
  • Colmonell
  • Coodham
  • Crosshill
  • Crossraguel, famous for Crossraguel Abbey
  • Culroy
  • Culzean, home to the impressive Culzean Castle
  • Currarie

D

E

  • Electric Brae, a famous optical illusion road

F

  • Failford
  • Fisherton

G

  • Girvan, a coastal town once connected by the Girvan and Portpatrick Junction Railway
  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport, a major airport with its own Glasgow Prestwick Airport railway station
  • Grimmet

H

  • Heads of Ayr, once home to the Heads of Ayr Holiday Camp railway station
  • Hersonford

K

L

  • Ladybank
  • Lendalfoot

M

  • Maidens, once part of the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway
  • Mainholm
  • Maxwelton, near the famous Maxwelton Braes
  • Maybole, a historic town with the Maybole and Girvan Railway, Maybole railway station, and Maybole Castle
  • Merkland
  • Minishant
  • Monkton
  • Mossblown
  • Muirhead

N

  • Newark
  • New Prestwick

O

  • Old Dailly

P

  • Penkill
  • Pinmore
  • Pinwherry
  • Prestwick, home to Prestwick Golf Club and Prestwick Town railway station

R

  • Rosemount

S

  • Saint Quivox
  • Souter Johnnie's Cottage
  • Straiton
  • Suachrie
  • Sawny Bean's Cave

T

  • Tarbolton, with its Tarbolton railway station
  • Tormitchell
  • Troon, a popular coastal town with Troon railway station, and former stations like Troon (old) railway station and Troon (Harbour) railway station
  • Turnberry, famous for Turnberry Castle, Turnberry Golf Course, Turnberry lighthouse, and its former Turnberry railway station

W

  • Water of Girvan, a local river

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