Old Ironstone Pit
Old Ironstone Pit is a mine in Glasgow City, Scotland. Old Ironstone Pit is situated nearby to the golf course Bishopbriggs Golf Club, as well as near Turnbull High School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Possil Marsh and Wilderness Plantation.
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.
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 3,200 feet east of Old Ironstone Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milton and Lambhill.
Milton
Suburb
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milton is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde. The housing scheme is about 2+1⁄2 miles north of Glasgow City Centre and forms part of the northern edge of the city's urban area.
Lambhill
Suburb
Photo: Alpin Stewart, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lambhill is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated north of the River Clyde, approximately 2 miles north of the city centre. Lambhill is a mainly residential area comprising both council and private housing.
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.
Old Ironstone Pit
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.91049° or 55° 54′ 38″ northLongitude
-4.2558° or 4° 15′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C7QWP6V+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 4769764428OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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