Duchray Colliery
Duchray Colliery is an archaeological site in South Ayrshire, Scotland. Duchray Colliery is situated nearby to the archaeological site Garrockhill Colliery, as well as near Coylton Parish Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sundrum Castle and Dalmore House and Estate.
Sundrum Castle
Castle
Photo: G Montgomery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sundrum Castle is a Scottish medieval castle located 1.5 kilometres north of Coylton, South Ayrshire, by the Water of Coyle river. It was built in the 14th century for Sir Duncan Wallace, Sheriff of Ayr. Sundrum Castle is situated 1½ miles northwest of Duchray Colliery.
Dalmore House and Estate
Manor estate
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dalmore was a country house and small estate in the Parish of Stair, East Ayrshire, on the River Ayr, East Ayrshire, Scotland… Dalmore House and Estate is situated 2 miles north of Duchray Colliery.
Trabboch Castle
Ruins
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Trabboch Castle is a ruined L-plan tower house in the old Barony of Trabboch, Parish of Stair, East Ayrshire, Scotland. Trabboch Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Duchray Colliery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Drongan and Coylton.
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.
Coylton
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coylton is a village and civil parish in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is five miles east of Ayr and 2+1⁄2 miles west of Drongan, on the A70. Sundrum Castle Holiday Park is to the west of the village, in the grounds of Sundrum Castle, which partly dates to the 13th century. Coylton is situated 1½ miles west of Duchray Colliery.
Stair
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stair is a parish in Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies at the bottom of a glen beside the River Ayr at the north-west border of the 5,376 acre Parish of Stair where the River Ayr is joined by the Glenstang Burn. Stair is situated 2½ miles north of Duchray Colliery.
Duchray Colliery
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.44757° or 55° 26′ 51″ northLongitude
-4.481° or 4° 28′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C7QCGX9+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 4758222138OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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