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

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 centre called Turnberry which has 3 courses.[1] In 1991 it had a population of 149.[2]

History

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

References

  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.
  • "Turnberry". Ayrshire Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2020.


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