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Turnberry, South Ayrshire

Coordinates: 55°18′39″N 4°49′57″W / 55.310879°N 4.8325950°W / 55.310879; -4.8325950
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Turnberry
Turnberry is located in South Ayrshire
Turnberry
Turnberry
Location within South Ayrshire
Civil parish
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGIRVAN
Postcode districtKA26
List of places
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Scotland
55°18′39″N 4°49′57″W / 55.310879°N 4.8325950°W / 55.310879; -4.8325950

Turnberry is a village 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Girvan, in the civil parish of Kirkoswald, in the council area of South Ayrshire, Scotland. It has a golf resort called Turnberry which has three courses.[1] In 1991 it had a population of 149.[2]

History

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The name "Turnberry" means "circular place".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Turnberry". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Turnberry Classification and Statistics". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Turnberry Ho Survey of English Place-Names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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  • "Turnberry". Ayrshire Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2020.