Priestland

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Priestland
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Priestland
Location within East Ayrshire
Population121 (Census 2001)
Language English
OS grid reference NS577374
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DARVEL
Postcode district KA17
Dialling code 01560
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55°36′32″N4°15′32″W / 55.609°N 4.259°W / 55.609; -4.259

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).