Polnessan
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Polnessan is a small rural village in East Ayrshire
, Scotland
. Polnessan has a population of 87, and is located one kilometre north of Patna
on the A713 road.
Polnessan has no facilities, except for a play park which is due for upgrading, and is effectively a long row of council housing
. The houses were originally built for miners and their families on the Houldsworth pit, a nearby coal mine.
There are bus services to Ayr
and Dalmellington
regularly from Polnessan, run by the Stagecoach
bus company, as well as telephone and postal facilities.
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders on to North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Polnessan has a population of 87, and is located one kilometre north of Patna
Patna, Scotland
Patna, population 2298, is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, straddling the traditional districts of Carrick and Kyle.It was established in 1802 by William Fullarton, to provide housing for workers on the coal-fields of his estate...
on the A713 road.
Polnessan has no facilities, except for a play park which is due for upgrading, and is effectively a long row of council housing
Council house
A council house, otherwise known as a local authority house, is a form of public or social housing. The term is used primarily in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Council houses were built and operated by local councils to supply uncrowded, well-built homes on secure tenancies at...
. The houses were originally built for miners and their families on the Houldsworth pit, a nearby coal mine.
There are bus services to Ayr
Ayr
Ayr is a town and port situated on the Firth of Clyde in south-west Scotland. With a population of around 46,000, Ayr is the largest settlement in Ayrshire, of which it is the county town, and has held royal burgh status since 1205...
and Dalmellington
Dalmellington
Dalmellington is a market town in Ayrshire, Scotland. In 2001 it had a population of 1407. The town owes its origins to the fault line separating the Southern Uplands of Scotland from the Central Lowlands...
regularly from Polnessan, run by the Stagecoach
Stagecoach Group
Stagecoach Group plc is an international transport group operating buses, trains, trams, express coaches and ferries. The group was founded in 1980 by the current chairman, Sir Brian Souter, his sister, Ann Gloag, and her former husband Robin...
bus company, as well as telephone and postal facilities.