Old Coal Pit
Old Coal Pit is a mine in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Old Coal Pit is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Creecyhill Wood, as well as near the archaeological site Bar Hill Fort.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bar Hill Fort and Broadwood Stadium.
Bar Hill Fort
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bar Hill Fort was a Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. It was built around the year 142 CE. Older maps and documents sometimes spell the name as Barr Hill. Bar Hill Fort is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Old Coal Pit.
Broadwood Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broadwood Stadium is a multi-use community stadium and sports complex in the Westfield area of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire. The stadium is currently the home of Scottish League One side Hamilton Academical, as well as Cumbernauld Colts of the Scottish Lowland Football League, and Rangers W.F.C of the Scottish Women's Premier League. Broadwood Stadium is situated 1½ miles southeast of Old Coal Pit.
Croy railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Croy railway station serves the village of Croy – as well as the nearby town of Kilsyth and parts of Cumbernauld – in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the Glasgow to Edinburgh via Falkirk Line, 11+1⁄2 miles northeast of Glasgow Queen Street. Croy railway station is situated 1½ miles east of Old Coal Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twechar and Croy.
Twechar
Village
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twechar is a small former mining village historically in Dunbartonshire and administered by the council area of East Dunbartonshire, Scotland close to the boundary with North Lanarkshire.
Croy
Village
Croy is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. A former mining community, Croy is situated south of Kilsyth and north of Cumbernauld, some 13 miles from Glasgow and 37 miles from Edinburgh on the main railway line between the two cities.
Queenzieburn
Village
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Queenzieburn is a small settlement in the historic county of Stirlingshire and the Council Area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its estimated population is 520.
Old Coal Pit
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95592° or 55° 57′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.07453° or 4° 4′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C7QXW4G+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 4769713146OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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