Rankinston Coal Pit
Rankinston Coal Pit is an archaeological site in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Rankinston Coal Pit is situated nearby to Rankinston Mobile Service Post Office, as well as near the archaeological site Littlemill Colliery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunstanhill Void and Kerse Loch.
Dunstanhill Void
Photo: Scott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunstanhill Void is situated 1½ miles southwest of Rankinston Coal Pit.
Kerse Loch
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kerse Loch, also recorded as Carse Loch is a small freshwater loch in the East Ayrshire Council Area, lying in a glacial Kettle Hole, Parish of Dalrymple, Scotland. Kerse Loch is situated 2 miles west of Rankinston Coal Pit.
Belston Loch
Photo: david johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Belston Loch, also recorded as Dromsmodda Loch is a small freshwater loch in the East Ayrshire Council Area, near Sinclairston, 2 miles south-east of Drongan, lying in a glacial Kettle Hole. Parish of Ochiltree, Scotland. Belston Loch is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rankinston Coal Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polnessan and Drongan.
Polnessan
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Polnessan is a small rural village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Polnessan has a population of 87, and is located a mile north of Patna on the A713 road. Polnessan is situated 2½ miles southwest of Rankinston Coal Pit.
Drongan
Village
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drongan is a former mining village in East Ayrshire, some 8 miles east of Ayr and west of Cumnock. It had a population of 4686 in 2011. Drongan is situated 3 miles north of Rankinston Coal Pit.
Patna
Village
Photo: JSL595, Public domain.
Patna is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, straddling the traditional districts of Carrick and Kyle. Patna is situated 3 miles southwest of Rankinston Coal Pit.
Rankinston Coal Pit
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.39492° or 55° 23′ 42″ northLongitude
-4.44385° or 4° 26′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C7Q9HV4+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4757822327OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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