Iron Bridge
Iron Bridge is a historic building in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Iron Bridge is situated nearby to the waterfall Linn, as well as near Boswell’s Summer Cave (Deer Cave).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wallace’s Cave and Kingencleugh Castle.
Wallace’s Cave
Cave
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Wallace's Cave in the Lugar Gorge at Auchinleck in the Parish of Auchinleck, East Ayrshire is an 18th-century grotto, contemporary with Dr Johnson's Summerhouse which is also located on the Auchinleck Estate. Wallace’s Cave is situated 3,500 feet west of Iron Bridge.
Kingencleugh Castle
Castle
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The remains of the old castle of Kingencleugh or Kingenclough lies close to east of the town of Mauchline, East Ayrshire, in the old Barony of Mauchline off the A76. The castle is Category B listed. Kingencleugh Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Iron Bridge.
Ballochmyle Viaduct
Bridge
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The Ballochmyle Viaduct is the tallest extant railway viaduct in Britain. It is 169 feet high, and carries the railway over the River Ayr near Mauchline and Catrine in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Ballochmyle Viaduct is situated 1½ miles north of Iron Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ochiltree and Catrine.
Ochiltree
Village
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ochiltree is a conservation village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, near Auchinleck and Cumnock. It is one of the oldest villages in East Ayrshire, with archaeological remains indicating Stone Age and Bronze Age settlers.
Catrine
Village
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Catrine is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which was formerly a centre of cotton manufacture. The village is located close to the settlements of Sorn and Mauchline, and had a population of around 2,020 in 2020. Catrine is situated 2 miles northeast of Iron Bridge.
Auchinleck
Village
Photo: Brian D Osborne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auchinleck is a village 5 miles southeast of Mauchline, and 2 miles northwest of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Surrounding the village is Auchinleck Estate, centred on Auchinleck House, past home of the lawyer, diarist and biographer James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck. Auchinleck is situated 2½ miles east of Iron Bridge.
Iron Bridge
- Type: Historic building
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.47923° or 55° 28′ 45″ northLongitude
-4.36046° or 4° 21′ 38″ westOpen location code
9C7QFJHQ+MROpenStreetMap ID
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