Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr
Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr is a cathedral in South Ayrshire. Within the locality of Ayr, it is one of the places to visit. The register lists it as a category C listed building.
Cathedral in Ayr
Inside Ayr
Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr is inside Ayr’s locality, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Category C listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Ayr has 411 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The year in Ayr
If warmth matters, go June to August: Ayr reaches 18–19°C.
Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr
4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Close by, Ayr Cathedral is 1.8 km away, one of 20 within 15 km.
- Type
- Cathedral
- Listed
- Category C listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Ayr
Where Good Shepherd Cathedral is
Orange marks Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Ayr’s locality. · NRS locality 2022
Nearby towns
Of the 3, Ayr is the largest, at 46,209 people. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
More to see nearby
The 20 places within 15 km include 5 castles, 2 museums and a cathedral.
CathedralAyr Cathedral1.8 km away2
CastleSundrum Castle5.4 km away3
Museum · National Trust for ScotlandRobert Burns Birthplace Museum5.2 km away4
CastleGreenan Castle5.7 km away5MuseumMuseum · National Trust for ScotlandBachelor's Club8.6 km away6
CastleDundonald Castle12 km away7CastleCastleDunure Castle13 km away8
CastleCraigie Castle10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Good Shepherd Cathedral: common questions
Where is Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr?
Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr is in Ayr, South Ayrshire, inside the town’s locality.
What is Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr?
Cathedral in South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK.
When is the best time to visit Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr?
June to August are the warmest months in Ayr, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr a listed building?
Yes: category C listed building.
What else is there to see near Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr?
Within 15 km: Ayr Cathedral (1.8 km), Sundrum Castle (5.4 km), Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (5.2 km) and Greenan Castle (5.7 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Good Shepherd Cathedral, Ayr: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ayr Cathedral: Aweepoof, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sundrum Castle: G Montgomery, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Burns Birthplace Museum: Mary and Angus Hogg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greenan Castle: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dundonald Castle: Derek Ferris, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Craigie Castle: Rosser1954 Roger Griffith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
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