Twechar Colliery Pit No2
Twechar Colliery Pit No2 is a mine in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Twechar Colliery Pit No2 is situated nearby to Old Pit Bing, as well as near the ruins Antonine Wall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bar Hill Fort and Broadwood Stadium.
Bar Hill Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bar Hill Fort was a Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. It was built around the year 142 CE. Older maps and documents sometimes spell the name as Barr Hill. Bar Hill Fort is situated 1,500 feet east of Twechar Colliery Pit No2.
Broadwood Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broadwood Stadium is a multi-use community stadium and sports complex in the Westfield area of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire. The stadium is currently the home of Scottish League One side Hamilton Academical, as well as Cumbernauld Colts of the Scottish Lowland Football League, and Rangers W.F.C of the Scottish Women's Premier League. Broadwood Stadium is situated 2 miles southeast of Twechar Colliery Pit No2.
Croy railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croy railway station serves the village of Croy – as well as the nearby town of Kilsyth and parts of Cumbernauld – in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, 11+1⁄2 miles northeast of Glasgow Queen Street. Croy railway station is situated 1½ miles east of Twechar Colliery Pit No2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twechar and Queenzieburn.
Twechar
Village
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twechar is a small former mining village historically in Dunbartonshire and administered by the council area of East Dunbartonshire, Scotland close to the boundary with North Lanarkshire.
Queenzieburn
Village
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Queenzieburn is a small settlement in the historic county of Stirlingshire and the Council Area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its estimated population is 520.
Croy
Village
Croy is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. A former mining community, Croy is situated south of Kilsyth and north of Cumbernauld, some 13 miles from Glasgow and 37 miles from Edinburgh on the main railway line between the two cities.
Twechar Colliery Pit No2
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.9591° or 55° 57′ 33″ northLongitude
-4.07947° or 4° 4′ 46″ westOpen location code
9C7QXW5C+J6OpenStreetMap ID
node 10184380909OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old Pit Bing and Antonine Wall.
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