Gatehead Colliery

Gatehead Colliery is a historic site in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Gatehead Colliery is situated nearby to the historic site Old Coal Pit, as well as near the bridge Laigh Milton Viaduct.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Laigh Milton Viaduct and Rugby Park.

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 2,000 feet southwest of Gatehead Colliery.

Rugby Park

Stadium

Photo: Martin Le Roy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rugby Park, also known as The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium which is the home of Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock F.C. and is situated in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock. Rugby Park is situated 2 miles east of Gatehead Colliery.

Crosshouse Parish Church

Church

Photo: WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Crosshouse Parish Church is situated 4,200 feet northeast of Gatehead Colliery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Crosshouse and Knockentiber.

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.

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.