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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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Scotland, United Kingdom · Europe
Girvan is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Maybole, 17km from Electric Brae.
Girvan is a town located in Scotland, United Kingdom. With a population of 6,650, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Girvan (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Gharbhain, "mouth of the River Girvan") is a burgh and harbour town in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Girvan is situated on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, with a population of about 6,450. It lies 21 miles (34 km) south of Ayr, and 29 miles (47 km) north of Stranraer, theRead more
main ferry port from Scotland to Northern Ireland.
Deriving its name from the river which runs through the landscape the etymology of Girvan has possible Brythonic origins, related to the Welsh: Gearafon or Gwyrddafon, "river flowing through the green flourishing place, from afon or avon, a river, and Gwyrdd, green, flourishing".
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Girvan is located in Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 55.2426 latitude, -4.8555 longitude.
Girvan has a population of approximately 6,650 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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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