Coal Pit

Coal Pit is an archaeological site in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Coal Pit is situated nearby to the archaeological site Colliery, as well as near the village Auchinleck.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Auchinleck railway station and Woodroad Viaduct.

Auchinleck railway station

Railway station

Photo: Peter Whatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auchinleck railway station is a railway station in the village of Auchinleck, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line. It is also the nearest station to the larger town of Cumnock. Auchinleck railway station is situated 1½ miles southwest of Coal Pit.

Woodroad Viaduct

Bridge

Photo: david johnston, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Woodroad Viaduct, also known as Bank Viaduct or Templand Viaduct, is a viaduct carrying the Glasgow South Western Line over the Lugar Water at Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Woodroad Viaduct is situated 2 miles south of 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 2 miles southwest of Coal Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auchinleck and Lugar.

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 1½ miles southwest of Coal Pit.

Lugar

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lugar is a small village in East Ayrshire, southwest Scotland. Lugar is in Auchinleck Parish, Kyle District, Ayrshire. It is 1.5 miles ENE of Cumnock, and about 1-mile from Cronberry and 2 miles from Gaswater. Lugar is situated 2 miles southeast of Coal Pit.

Sorn

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sorn is a small village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated on the River Ayr. It has a population of roughly 350. Its neighbouring village is Catrine. Sorn Castle lies just outside the village. Sorn is situated 2 miles northwest of Coal Pit.

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

55.48566° or 55° 29′ 8″ north

Longitude

-4.26106° or 4° 15′ 40″ west

Open location code

9C7QFPPQ+7H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4758435371

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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