Barassie

Barassie (Scottish Gaelic: Bàrr Fhasaidh) is a former village on the east shore of the Firth of Clyde in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Today it serves as a suburb outside the northern edge of Troon.

Barassie
  • Scottish Gaelic: Bàrr Fhasaidh
Barassie Front
Barassie
Location within South Ayrshire
OS grid referenceNS332329
Council area
  • South Ayrshire
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTROON
Postcode districtKA10
Dialling code01292
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

To the north-east of Barassie is the Kilmarnock Barassie Golf Club, which is where Gordon Sherry played. Barassie railway station is situated on the Ayrshire Coast Line, and there are regular rail services from the station to Ayr and Glasgow on a daily basis.

Barassie is a diverse area consisting of a mixture of affluent middle class suburbs to the north and some social housing to the south.

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