Galston
Galston is a district in East Ayrshire, Scotland which has a population of 5,001 (2001 ). It is located in wooded countryside 4 miles up-river from Kilmarnock and also is one a group of the villages located in the Irvine Valley in between the communities of Hurlford and also Newmilns. To the north of the community is the spoil of Loudoun Castle, the site of Loudoun Castle theme park from 1995 to 2010. In 1874 the population was 4,727.