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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Coylton like this:
Coylton, par. and vil., in mid. of co. and 5½ miles SE. of Ayr, 11,584 ac., pop. 3100; P.O.; has collieries and quarries of sandstone and limestone.
Coylton 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 Coylton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Coylton, in South Ayrshire and Ayrshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17103
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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