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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Ballantrae like this:
Ballantrae, coast par. and fishing vil., SW. Ayrshire, on Stinchar river, 13 miles SW. of Girvan, 33,561 ac., pop. 1442; vil., pop. 426; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. It is the centre of the SW. fishery district.
Ballantrae is now part of SOUTH AYRSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH AYRSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Ballantrae itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Ballantrae, in South Ayrshire and Ayrshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17095
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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