Galston, East Ayrshire

Galston
Scottish Gaelic: *Baile nan Gall*
Galston Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Gall;
Town
	Aerial view
	Galston Location within East Ayrshire
Population	4,710 (mid-2020 est.)
Language	English; Scots; Scottish Gaelic
OS grid reference	NS569200
Council area	East Ayrshire;
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Galston
Postcode district	KA4
Dialling code	01563
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Kilmarnock and Loudoun;
Scottish Parliament	Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley;

Galston (Lowland Scots: Gauston, Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Gall) is a municipality in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which has a population of 5,001 (2001) and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name. It is situated in wooded countryside four miles (six kilometres) upriver from Kilmarnock and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of Hurlford and Newmilns. To the north of the town is the ruin of Loudoun Castle, the site of Loudoun Castle theme park from 1995 to 2010. In 1874 the population was 4,727.

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