Auchinleck

United_Kingdom

Auchinleck (/ˌɒxᵻnˈlɛk/ ; Scots: Affleck ; Scottish Gaelic: Achadh nan Leac) is a village 5mi southeast of Mauchline, and 2mi northwest of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Surrounding the village is Auchinleck Estate, centred on Auchinleck House, past home of the lawyer, diarist and biographer James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck.