Galston
Galston is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland which has a population of 5,001 (2001 ). It is located in wooded countryside 4 miles up-river from Kilmarnock as well as is one a group of the villages found in the Irvine Valley between the towns of Hurlford as well as 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.