Pit No17
Pit No17 is a mine in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Pit No17 is situated nearby to the deciduous forest Wilderness Plantation, as well as near the golf course Bishopbriggs Golf Club.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wilderness Plantation and Turnbull High School.
Wilderness Plantation
Deciduous forest
Wilderness Plantation was the site of a Roman fortlet on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. The line of the Antonine Wall runs roughly parallel between the River Kelvin to the north and the Forth and Clyde Canal to the south.
Turnbull High School
School
Photo: Ldopa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Turnbull High School is a co-educational comprehensive secondary school located in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The school was named after William Turnbull, Bishop of Glasgow from 1448 to 1454, and founder of the University of Glasgow in 1451, of which he was the first Chancellor. Turnbull High School is situated 3,400 feet southeast of Pit No17.
Possil Marsh
Nature reserve
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Possil Marsh is a nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest, of both flora and fauna, within the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The reserve was once part of an extensive system of lochs and marshes which extended throughout much of lowland West Central Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balmore and Bishopbriggs.
Balmore
Village
Balmore is a small village formerly in the county of Stirlingshire, but now lies in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, located 1 km west of Torrance and 5 km east of Milngavie.
Bishopbriggs
Town
Photo: Raymond Okonski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishopbriggs is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the northern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately 4 miles from the city centre.
Colston
Suburb
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colston is a mostly residential area in the Scottish city of Glasgow; situated on the northern edge of the city, it is surrounded by the Glasgow areas of Milton to the west and Springburn to the east, and the town of Bishopbriggs to the north.
Pit No17
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.91717° or 55° 55′ 2″ northLongitude
-4.24897° or 4° 14′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C7QWQ82+VCOpenStreetMap ID
node 4769755208OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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