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Electric Brae
Famous optical-illusion stretch of the A719 on the Ayrshire coast where cars appear to roll uphill. Drivers have pulled over to test the gravity-defying slope since the 1930s.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
Dalmellington is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Patna, 23km from Electric Brae.
Dalmellington is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 1,390, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Dalmellington sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Dalmellington to your route.
Dalmellington (Scots: Dawmellinton, Scottish Gaelic: Dail M'Fhaolain) is a market town and civil parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland.
In 2001, the town had a population of 1,407. The town owes its origins to the fault line separating the Southern Uplands of Scotland from the Central Lowlands. Dalmellington sits at theRead more
issue of a river from the uplands into Dalmellington Moss plain.
The town has a history as a rest area, market town, weaving centre and mining village. The Chalmerston open cast coal mine to the north of the village covered some 742 hectares, but the operations have now ceased and the first phase of the site restoration has been completed. The town used to have a working museum to record the history of the area, but it was closed in January 2017.
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Dalmellington is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 55.3242 latitude, -4.4020 longitude.
Dalmellington has a population of approximately 1,390 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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famous road
Famous optical-illusion stretch of the A719 on the Ayrshire coast where cars appear to roll uphill. Drivers have pulled over to test the gravity-defying slope since the 1930s.
23 km · about 25 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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