Girvan

Girvan is a Town in the county of South Ayrshire.

Girvan postcode: KA26 9BS

There are great places to visit near Girvan.

Girvan History

There are some historic monuments around Girvan:

Craighead Hill,dun 380m WNW of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM5784
Old Dailly Church Ecclesiastical: church; Secular: monument SM8138
Girvan Mains, Roman camps, linear cropmark and enclosure Prehistoric ritual and funerary: enclosure (ritual or funerary); Roman: camp SM5596
Shalloch Hill,palisaded enclosure 350m S of Shallochpark Prehistoric domestic and defensive: palisaded enclosure SM5487
Mote Hill,barrow 300m NNW of Coalpots Bridge Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM5602
Hollowshean Camp,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2194
Carleton,motte,Little Carleton Secular: motte SM2867
Dow Hill,fort Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM2525
Cairnhill,palisaded enclosure and timber house 220m NNE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: house SM5479
Bain's Hill,standing stone 300m W of Maidens Police Station Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM5815
Turnberry Castle Secular: castle SM6183
Carleton Mains,enclosure 280m SE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM5851
Dinvin,motte Secular: motte SM2202
Houdston Hill,enclosure 300m SSW of Drumrannie Bridge Prehistoric domestic and defensive: enclosure (domestic or defensive) SM5603
Gallow Hill,settlement and ring-ditch 320m N of Girvan Mains Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement; Prehistoric ritual and funerary: barrow SM5501
Camregan Castle Secular: castle SM5403
Dowhill Mount,dun and earthwork Prehistoric domestic and defensive: dun SM5595

History of Girvan

Just north of the town is a William Grant & Sons distillery which opened in 1964. There is a NestlÃ© factory that manufactures chocolate that is shipped down to York and used in Kit Kat and Yorkie bars.

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