Old Ironstone Pit
Old Ironstone Pit is a mine in Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland. Old Ironstone Pit is situated nearby to the peak Back Law, as well as near Urquhart Law.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunfermline Abbey and Pittencrieff Park.
Dunfermline Abbey
Church
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Dunfermline Abbey is a Church of Scotland parish church in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The church occupies the site of the ancient chancel and transepts of a large medieval Benedictine abbey, which was confiscated and sacked in 1560 during the Scottish Reformation and permitted to fall into disrepair. Dunfermline Abbey is situated 1 mile east of Old Ironstone Pit.
Pittencrieff Park
Park
Photo: Dkardokas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pittencrieff Park is a public park in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It was purchased in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie, and given to the people of Dunfermline in a ceremony the following year.
Dunfermline City Chambers
Government office
Photo: Delphine Dallison, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunfermline City Chambers is a municipal facility at the corner of Bridge Street and Kirkgate in Dunfermline, Fife. The building, which serves as home to the local area committee of Fife Council, is a Category A listed building. Dunfermline City Chambers is situated 1 mile east of Old Ironstone Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crossford and Dunfermline.
Crossford
Village
Photo: Euchiasmus, Public domain.
Crossford is a small village located in West Fife, Scotland. Its population was 2,358 in 2011. It is 1 mile west of the city Dunfermline, east of Cairneyhill, astride the A994.
Dunfermline
Photo: Kilnburn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunfermline is a city in Fife, 3 miles north of the Firth of Forth in central Scotland. The city was a royal residence, ecclesiastical centre and effective capital of Scotland from the 11th century, and many monarchs are buried at its abbey.
Wellwood
Village
Wellwood is a small village to the north of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. It was named after the Wellwoods who used to own coalmines in the area. It has a leisure centre and a golf course.
Old Ironstone Pit
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: Fife, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.07359° or 56° 4′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.48536° or 3° 29′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C8R3GF7+CVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4771513036OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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