Old Coal Pit
Old Coal Pit is a historic site in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Old Coal Pit is situated nearby to the archaeological site Carmel Bank Motte, as well as near the historic site Gatehead Colliery.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 3,400 feet south 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.
Crosshouse Parish Church
Church
Photo: WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crosshouse Parish Church is situated 3,300 feet northeast 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.60802° or 55° 36′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.56448° or 4° 33′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C7QJC5P+66OpenStreetMap ID
node 4767294207OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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