2019

NS2407 : A77 at Kirkoswald

taken 5 years ago, near to Kirkoswald, South Ayrshire, Scotland

A77 at Kirkoswald
A77 at Kirkoswald
Kirkoswald (Scots: Kirkossald) is a village in the Carrick district of Ayrshire, 1¾ miles from the coast and four miles southwest of Maybole. It takes its name from its kirk (church), dedicated to Oswald of Northumbria, who is said to have won a battle here in the 7th century.
The A77 Road

The A77 is a major road which runs for 92 miles in a south westerly direction from the city of Glasgow, past the towns of Giffnock, Newton Mearns, Kilmarnock, Prestwick, Ayr, Maybole, Girvan and Stranraer to Portpatrick on the Irish Sea. It has full trunk road status from the terminus of the M77 motorway at Fenwick to the junction with the A75 in Stranraer.

The A77 is an important link from Glasgow to Prestwick Airport and the three main Northern Ireland ferry terminals at Stranraer, Cairnryan, and Troon. As a result, the road is subject to a busy mixture of commuter, tourist and heavy goods vehicle traffic which has necessitated upgrades to many sections.


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Geographical Context: Suburb, Urban fringe Roads, Road transport Camera: Panasonic DMC-G7 Road: A77 other tags: Primary Road Bollards HGV Heavy Goods Vehicle Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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NS2407, 114 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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David Dixon   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 25 September, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 13 January, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 242 075 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:19.8357N 4:46.3175W
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OSGB36: geotagged! NS 242 075
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