Auchinleck Greyhound Stadium

Auchinleck Greyhound Stadium
Location Pennylands Road, Auchinleck, East Ayrshire
Coordinates 55°28'17.2"N 4°18'08.2"W
Opened 1930?
Closed 2003

Auchinleck Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium in East Ayrshire.

The greyhound stadium in Auchinleck was located south of Mauchline Road and north of Barony Road in Auchinleck, East of Ayr.[1] The track was a popular independent (unlicensed) track for over 70 years and had a 365-yard circumference and a 100 yards run to the first bend with the main distances being 264, 410 and 610 yards.[2] The major race was the Autumn Auchinleck Derby but the stadium closed in 2003 and was sold for development in 2006.

References

  1. "OS Plan 1961". old-maps.co.uk.
  2. Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 273. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
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