Portland Pit Nos5&8
Portland Pit Nos5&8 is a mine in Scotland, United Kingdom. Portland Pit Nos5&8 is situated nearby to the forest Barr Wood, as well as near the village Hurlford.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HM Prison Kilmarnock and Barr Castle.
HM Prison Kilmarnock
Prison
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HM Prison Kilmarnock is a prison in Bowhouse, Hurlford near Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated 3 miles south-east of Hurlford on the Mauchline Road. HM Prison Kilmarnock is situated 4,100 feet south of Portland Pit Nos5&8.
Barr Castle
Castle
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Galston is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which has a population of 4,710 and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name. It is situated in wooded countryside four miles upriver from Kilmarnock and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of Hurlford and Newmilns. Barr Castle is situated 2 miles east of Portland Pit Nos5&8.
Loudoun Kirk
Church
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loudoun Kirk is a disused church located about one mile west of Loudoun Castle, East Ayrshire. It served as Loudoun's parish church until some point after 1600, when this function moved to the church in nearby Newmilns. Loudoun Kirk is situated 1½ miles northeast of Portland Pit Nos5&8.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hurlford and Galston.
Hurlford
Village
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hurlford is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, situated on the outskirts of Kilmarnock. It has a population of 4,968. Hurlford's former names include Whirlford and Hurdleford.
Galston
Town
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Galston is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which has a population of 4,710 and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name. It is situated in wooded countryside four miles upriver from Kilmarnock and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of Hurlford and Newmilns. Galston is situated 2 miles east of Portland Pit Nos5&8.
New Farm Loch
Suburb
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Farm Loch is a suburb to the North-East of Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland and was created in the late 1960s by a number of builders to accommodate the growing population of Kilmarnock. New Farm Loch is situated 2½ miles northwest of Portland Pit Nos5&8.
Portland Pit Nos5&8
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.59416° or 55° 35′ 39″ northLongitude
-4.42827° or 4° 25′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C7QHHVC+MMOpenStreetMap ID
node 4763981145OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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