Polnessan

Polnessan (Scottish Gaelic: Poll an Easain, pool on the small waterfall) is a small rural village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Polnessan has a population of 87, and is located a mile north of Patna on the A713 road.

Polnessan
  • Scottish Gaelic: Poll an Easain

The A713 at Polnessan
Polnessan
Location within East Ayrshire
Population87 
OS grid referenceNS 4192 1170
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • East Ayrshire
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAYR
Postcode districtKA6
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Polnessan has no facilities, and is effectively a long row of council housing. The houses were originally built by Ayr County Council for miners and their families on the Houldsworth pit, a nearby coal mine first sunk by Dalmellington Iron Company in 1900.[1]

There are bus services to Ayr and Dalmellington regularly from Polnessan, run by the Stagecoach bus company, as well as postal facilities.

References

  • Media related to Polnessan at Wikimedia Commons



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