Overton Coal Pit No2
Overton Coal Pit No2 is a mine in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Overton Coal Pit No2 is situated nearby to the nature reserve Perceton Wood, as well as near the village Dreghorn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Crosshouse Parish Church and Laigh Milton Viaduct.
Crosshouse Parish Church
Church
Photo: WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crosshouse Parish Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Overton Coal Pit No2.
Laigh Milton Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Laigh Milton Viaduct is a railway viaduct near Laigh Milton mill to the west of Gatehead in East Ayrshire, Scotland, about five miles west of Kilmarnock. Laigh Milton Viaduct is situated 2½ miles southeast of Overton Coal Pit No2.
Greenwood Academy
School
Photo: Billy McCrorie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenwood Academy is an 11–18 state secondary school in Dreghorn, North Ayrshire, Scotland. Between 2019 and 2020, the pupil roll was 1,263 with an average attendance rate of 88.47%. Greenwood Academy is situated 2 miles southwest of Overton Coal Pit No2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dreghorn and Knockentiber.
Dreghorn
Village
Photo: Dave souza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dreghorn is a village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, 3.5 kilometres east of Irvine town centre, on the old main road from Irvine to Kilmarnock. It is sited on a ridge between two rivers. Dreghorn is situated 1½ miles southwest of Overton Coal Pit No2.
Knockentiber
Village
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Knockentiber is a village in East Ayrshire, Parish of Kilmaurs, Scotland. Knockentiber is two miles west-northwest of Kilmarnock and 1⁄2 mile northeast of Crosshouse. Knockentiber is situated 2 miles east of Overton Coal Pit No2.
Crosshouse
Village
Photo: Ian Rainey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crosshouse is a village in East Ayrshire about 3 kilometres west of Kilmarnock. It grew around the cross-roads of the main Kilmarnock to Irvine road, once classified as the A71 but now reduced in status to the B7081, with a secondary road running from Kilmaurs south to Gatehead and beyond towards Prestwick. Crosshouse is situated 2 miles southeast of Overton Coal Pit No2.
Overton Coal Pit No2
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.63056° or 55° 37′ 50″ northLongitude
-4.59433° or 4° 35′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C7QJCJ4+67OpenStreetMap ID
node 4764113335OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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