Dunure
Dunure
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Aerial view of Dunure and nearby Fisherton | |
Dunure Location within South Ayrshire | |
| Population | (2020) |
| OS grid reference | NS250158 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Ayr |
| Postcode district | KA7 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Dunure (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Iùbhair, meaning Yew Hill) is a small village in the South Ayrshire area of Scotland, situated about five miles (eight kilometres) from Ayr. It is located on the coast of the Firth of Clyde, and is near to Maybole, south of Ayr. The village is most notable for its ruined medieval castle in a clifftop setting, its small former fishing harbour nearby, and (on the opposite side of the castle from the harbour) a small, modern plant maze known as the Dunure Labyrinth.
Since 2012, Dunure, along with Galloway and Southern Ayrshire, is part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.