Open Cast Coal Mine
Open Cast Coal Mine is a quarry in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Open Cast Coal Mine is situated nearby to the historic site Gartshore Pit Nos3, as well as near the forest Drumgrew Plantation.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Broadwood Stadium and Bar Hill Fort.
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 1 mile southeast of Open Cast Coal Mine.
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 3,800 feet northwest of Open Cast Coal Mine.
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 1 mile east of Open Cast Coal Mine.
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.
Balloch
Suburb
Balloch is an area of Cumbernauld, Scotland, located north of the M80 motorway and west of Cumbernauld Town Centre. Nearby neighbourhoods include Smithstone, Westfield and Craigmarloch. Balloch is situated 1½ miles east of Open Cast Coal Mine.
Open Cast Coal Mine
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.95023° or 55° 57′ 1″ northLongitude
-4.0614° or 4° 3′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C7QXW2Q+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 484162035OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Highlights include Gartshore Pit Nos3 and Drumgrew Plantation.
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