Gilmilnscroft Colliery No3

Gilmilnscroft Colliery No3 is an archaeological site in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Gilmilnscroft Colliery No3 is situated near the archaeological site Gilmilnscroft Colliery No2, as well as near Ironstone Pit.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Auchinleck railway station and Dumfries House.

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 1¼ miles southwest of Gilmilnscroft Colliery No3.

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 2½ miles southwest of Gilmilnscroft Colliery No3.

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 south of Gilmilnscroft Colliery No3.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auchinleck and Sorn.

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.

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 north of Gilmilnscroft Colliery No3.

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 Gilmilnscroft Colliery No3.

Gilmilnscroft Colliery No3

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

55.48516° or 55° 29′ 7″ north

Longitude

-4.27967° or 4° 16′ 47″ west

Open location code

9C7QFPPC+34

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4759089909

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Gilmilnscroft Colliery No2 and Ironstone Pit.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Coal Pit and Roundshaw.

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