Glengyron Coal Pit

Glengyron Coal Pit is an archaeological site in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Glengyron Coal Pit is situated nearby to the forest Shankston Wood, as well as near East Ayrshire Community Hospital.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include East Ayrshire Community Hospital and Terringzean Castle.

East Ayrshire Community Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Robert Watson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Ayrshire Community Hospital is a community hospital located in Ayr Road, Cumnock, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran. East Ayrshire Community Hospital is situated 1,700 feet north of Glengyron Coal Pit.

Terringzean Castle

Ruins

Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.

Terringzean Castle, also Taringzean, pronounced "Tringan", is a Category B listed castle ruin lying above the River Lugar and the Terringzean Holm in the policies of Dumfries House, Parish of Cumnock, Scotland. Terringzean Castle is situated 1 mile northwest of Glengyron Coal Pit.

Robert Burns Academy

School

The Robert Burns Academy is a secondary school located in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, which opened to pupils in October 2020 following the merger of Cumnock Academy and Auchinleck Academy. Robert Burns Academy is situated 3,500 feet north of Glengyron Coal Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cumnock and Netherthird.

Cumnock

Town

Photo: Kim Traynor, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cumnock is a town and former civil parish located in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The town sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the Lugar Water.

Netherthird

Village

Netherthird is a small village to the south of Cumnock town centre in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It features a primary school, small grocery shops, bowling green and local community centre.

Auchinleck

Village

Photo: Brian D Osborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auchinleck is a village 5 miles southeast of Mauchline, and 2 miles 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. Auchinleck is situated 2 miles northwest of Glengyron Coal Pit.

Glengyron 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

55.44626° or 55° 26′ 47″ north

Longitude

-4.27603° or 4° 16′ 34″ west

Open location code

9C7QCPWF+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4758203141

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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