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Dunure
Village in Ayrshire, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dunure (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Iùbhair, meaning Yew Hill) is a small village in the South Ayrshire area of Scotland about five miles (eight kilometres) from Ayr, Scotland. It is located on the coast of the Firth of Clyde, and is near to Maybole, south of Ayr.
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Dunure
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![]() Aerial view of Dunure and nearby Fisherton | |
Location within South Ayrshire | |
Population | (2022)[1] |
OS grid reference | NS250158 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Ayr |
Postcode district | KA7 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
55.4°N 4.75°W / 55.4; -4.75 |
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The village is most notable for its ruined medieval castle in a clifftop setting, its small former fishing harbour nearby, and (on the opposite side of the castle from the harbour) a small plant maze known as the Dunure Labyrinth.