Old Pit
Old Pit is an archaeological site in Scotland, United Kingdom. Old Pit is situated nearby to the peak Crosshill Mount, as well as near the village Ochiltree.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auchencloigh Castle and Belston Loch.
Auchencloigh Castle
Ruins
Photo: Kath Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchencloigh Castle or Auchincloigh Castle is a ruined fortification near the Burnton Burn, lying within the feudal lands of the Craufurd Clan, situated in the Parish of Ochiltree, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Auchencloigh Castle is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Old 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 1½ miles west of Old Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ochiltree and Drongan.
Ochiltree
Village
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ochiltree is a conservation village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, near Auchinleck and Cumnock. It is one of the oldest villages in East Ayrshire, with archaeological remains indicating Stone Age and Bronze Age settlers. Ochiltree is situated 2½ miles north of Old 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 3½ miles west of Old Pit.
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 4 miles northeast of Old Pit.
Old Pit
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.42795° or 55° 25′ 41″ northLongitude
-4.36793° or 4° 22′ 5″ westOpen location code
9C7QCJHJ+5ROpenStreetMap ID
node 4758214101OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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