Ironstone Pit
Ironstone Pit is an archaeological site in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Ironstone Pit is situated nearby to the archaeological site Colliery, as well as near the village Auchinleck.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auchinleck railway station and Dumfries House.
Auchinleck railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gordon Dowie, 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 1 mile southwest of Ironstone Pit.
Dumfries House
Photo: Julien.scavini, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dumfries House is a Palladian country house in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located within a large estate, around two miles west of Cumnock. Noted for being one of the few such houses with much of its original 18th-century furniture still present, including… Dumfries House is situated 2 miles southwest of Ironstone 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 1½ miles south of Ironstone Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auchinleck and Cumnock.
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.
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. Cumnock is situated 2 miles south of Ironstone 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 Ironstone Pit.
Ironstone 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
55.48028° or 55° 28′ 49″ northLongitude
-4.27585° or 4° 16′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C7QFPJF+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4758458140OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Colliery and Gilmilnscroft Colliery No3.
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