Priestland Explained

Official Name:Priestland
Country:Scotland
Map Type:Scotland
Os Grid Reference:NS577374
Coordinates:55.609°N -4.259°W
Population:121
Population Ref:(Census 2001)
Language:English
Post Town:DARVEL
Postcode District:KA17
Postcode Area:KA
Dial Code:01560
Constituency Westminster:Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
Unitary Scotland:East Ayrshire
Lieutenancy Scotland:Ayrshire and Arran

Priestland is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It has a population of 121 (Census 2001) and lies on the A71, around two miles west of Loudoun Hill, ten miles east of Kilmarnock and twenty miles south of Glasgow. It is situated in a valley through which the River Irvine runs and alongside the burghs of Galston, Newmilns and Darvel (with which it borders), forms an area known as the Upper Irvine Valley (locally referred to as The Valley).