Coylton
Place in South Ayrshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.445, -4.516 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 40 19 |
| Population: | 2,180 |
| Dialling code: | 01292 (Ayr) |
Coylton is a small village in South Ayrshire, Scotland, set in rolling Ayrshire farmland a short drive from the coastal town of Ayr. Historically it developed as a rural settlement that later experienced a strong coal‑mining phase in the 19th and 20th centuries, which shaped the local landscape and community identity.
Today Coylton still has a village feel, with local shops, pubs and community groups, easy countryside walks and convenient access to the Ayrshire coast and nearby cultural attractions. Historic stone buildings and a parish church hint at its past, while the local economy is now largely a mix of rural services and commuter households that quietly celebrate both agricultural and industrial heritage.
Postcode districts covering Coylton
Most populated places nearby
- Kilmarnock 11.4 miles
- Ayr 4.4 miles
- Irvine 12.7 miles
- Newton Mearns 24.1 miles
- Kilwinning 16.2 miles
- Prestwick 5.1 miles
- Troon 9.1 miles
- Saltcoats 17.2 miles
- Ardrossan 18.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hillhead Place 0.7 miles
- Annbank Place 2.1 miles
- Drongan Place 2.2 miles
- Mossblown Place 3.2 miles
- Ayr East Ward 3.7 miles
- Ayr North Ward 4.1 miles
- Dalrymple Place 4.3 miles
- Ayr Place 4.4 miles
- Tarbolton Place 4.9 miles
- Ayr West Ward 5 miles
- Doon Valley Ward 5 miles
- Prestwick Place 5.1 miles
Example postcodes in Coylton
KA6 6NP, KA6 6JJ, KA6 6LN, KA6 6HL, KA6 6JW, KA6 6JG, KA6 6QQ, KA6 6HT, KA6 6JP … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 5.3 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 29.7 miles
- Ayr Railway Station 4.4 miles
- Newton-on-Ayr Railway Station 4.8 miles
Hotels near Coylton Ad
- Brig O Doon Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- Abbotsford Hotel 3 4.5 miles
- Western House Hotel 4 4.3 miles
- The Black Bull 4.7 miles
- Carlton Hotel 3 4.8 miles
- Enterkine Country House Resort 4 2.6 miles
- The Kylestrome Hotel 4.6 miles
- Piersland House 4 8 miles
- Fairfield House - Ayr 4 4.9 miles
- Old Loans Inn 4 8.5 miles
Schools in Coylton
- Coylton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ayr Racecourse Recreation 3.9 miles
- Hollybush House Estate 4.3 miles
- Somerset Park Stadium 4.4 miles
- Robert Burns Birthplace Museum Museum 4.8 miles
- Ayr Beach Beach 5.1 miles
- Dumfries House Estate 8.6 miles
- Troon Beach Beach 8.7 miles
- Blairquhan Estate 10.2 miles
- Rugby Park Stadium 11 miles
- Craighead Wood Forest 11.3 miles
- Culzean Castle Estate 12.4 miles
- Cunninghamhead Estate 13.3 miles