Old Coal Pit

Old Coal Pit is a historic site in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Old Coal Pit is situated near the archaeological site Carmel Bank Motte, as well as near the village Crosshouse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Crosshouse Parish Church and Rugby Park.

Crosshouse Parish Church

Church

Photo: WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Crosshouse Parish Church is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Old Coal Pit.

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 Old Coal Pit.

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 1 mile southwest of Old Coal Pit.

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.

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 2 miles west of Old Coal Pit.

Old Coal Pit

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.6098° or 55° 36′ 35″ north

Longitude

-4.559° or 4° 33′ 32″ west

Open location code

9C7QJC5R+W9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4767294206

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Highlights: Carmel Bank Motte and Old Coal Pit.

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