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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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. An extraordinary experience to come to an entire once thriving village of industrial archaeology and sporting history... Suggest edits to improve what we show.
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Apr 12, 2024 · Maps of the deep coal mines which lay at the heart of a host of 'lost villages' in East Ayrshire are among almost 5,000 now available on the research website ScotlandsPeople.
Glenbuck, a village amid the hills of Muirkirk parish, E Ayrshire, within 7 furlongs of the Lanarkshire border, and near a station of its own name on the Douglasdale branch of the Caledonian, 3 ½ miles ENE of Muirkirk town.
Jan 8, 2022 · A fairly challenging linear walk taking in the first (or last in my case!) section of the River Ayr Way as well as an ascent of Cairn Table (1945 ft / 593 m), the most prominent hill in East Ayrshire. Along the way you'll pass Tibby's Brig, MacAdam's Stone, Kames Racetrack and the Glenbuck Sculpture.
