Galston
Galston is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland which has a population of 5,001 (2001 ). It is positioned in woody countryside 4 miles up-river from Kilmarnock and is one a team of the small towns found in the Irvine Valley between the communities of Hurlford and Newmilns. To the north of the community is the spoil of Loudoun Castle, the site of Loudoun Castle amusement park from 1995 to 2010. In 1874 the population was 4,727.