Barcosh Ironstone Pit
Barcosh Ironstone Pit is a mine in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Barcosh Ironstone Pit is situated nearby to the village Glengarnock, as well as near the peak Pondery Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glengarnock railway station and Bellsdale Park.
Glengarnock railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Glengarnock railway station is a railway station in the village of Glengarnock, North Ayrshire, Scotland, serving the towns of Beith and Kilbirnie. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Ayrshire Coast Line. Glengarnock railway station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Barcosh Ironstone Pit.
Bellsdale Park
Sports venue
Photo: JonnyDKeen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bellsdale Park is a football ground in Beith, Scotland. It was the home ground of Beith F.C. during their time in the Scottish Football League, and is currently the home ground of Beith Juniors. Bellsdale Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Barcosh Ironstone Pit.
Kilbirnie Loch
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Kilbirnie Loch is a freshwater Loch situated in the floodplain between Kilbirnie, Glengarnock and Beith, North Ayrshire, Scotland. It runs south-west to north-east for almost 2 km, is about 0.5 km wide for the most part and has an area of roughly 3 km2. Kilbirnie Loch is situated 2 miles north of Barcosh Ironstone Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glengarnock and Beith.
Glengarnock
Village
Glengarnock is a small village in North Ayrshire that lies near the west coast of Scotland. It forms part of the Garnock Valley area and is about 18 miles from Glasgow, the nearest city.
Beith
Town
Photo: Chris Court, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beith is a town in the Garnock Valley, North Ayrshire, Scotland approximately 20 miles south-west of Glasgow. The town is situated on the crest of a hill and was known originally as the "Hill o' Beith" after its Court Hill. Beith is situated 2 miles northeast of Barcosh Ironstone Pit.
Barrmill
Village
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Barrmill is a small village in North Ayrshire, Scotland about 1+1⁄2 miles east of Beith on the road to Burnhouse and Lugton. Locally it is known as the Barr. Barrmill is situated 2 miles east of Barcosh Ironstone Pit.
Barcosh Ironstone Pit
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: North Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.72605° or 55° 43′ 34″ northLongitude
-4.65557° or 4° 39′ 20″ westOpen location code
9C7QP8GV+CQOpenStreetMap ID
node 4766470393OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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Highlights include Site of Glengarnock Ironworks and Pondery Hill.
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