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Glenbuck (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Buic) is a small, remote village in East Ayrshire. It is nestled in the hills 3 miles (5 km) east of Muirkirk, East Ayrshire, Scotland.
This place is situated in East Ayrshire, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 55° 32' 0" North, 3° 59' 0" West and its original name (with diacritics) is Glenbuck. See Glenbuck photos and images from satellite below, explore the aerial photographs of Glenbuck in United Kingdom. Glenbuck hotels map is available ...
Glenbuck Heritage Village. 5 reviews. #1 of 5 things to do in Muirkirk. Neighbourhoods. Write a review. What people are saying. By Scottish-Hidden-Gems🏴💎. “ What once was... Aug 2023. The heritage village is well kept and gives you loads of information about the history of what once was and what had... “ A mystery ” Oct 2021.
Like many mining villages, Glenbuck experienced times of mixed fortune. Its population peaked at the start of the twentieth century, when coal mining flourished, but most of its residents had moved away by the end of the century, following the demise of mining in the area around that time.
So much so, that what once was a thriving coal mining community in Ayrshire, the small remote village of Glenbuck was home to pioneers of the game, producing fifty professional footballers, six Scottish internationals, four FA Cup winners and, most famously, Liverpool manager Bill (Willie) Shankly.
Glenbuck is a remote former mining village in Muirkirk parish located at the North-Eastern edge of Ayrshire, close to the border of Lanarkshire. It had an ironworks (1796) and several small coal mines in the vicinity in the nineteenth century.
Glenbuck Heritage Village. 5 reviews. #1 of 5 things to do in Muirkirk. Neighborhoods. Write a review. What people are saying. By Scottish-Hidden-Gems🏴💎. “ What once was... Aug 2023. The heritage village is well kept and gives you loads of information about the history of what once was and what had... “ A mystery ” Oct 2021.
