Skares

Skares is located some 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Cumnock. It used to have a football team called Skares Bluebells. Skares consisted of an older core of a village and three miners terraces. They were called, The Old Raw, The New Raw and the Tap Raw. These were built as mining expanded in the area, although today the mining has gone except for the opencast mine behind Skares.

Skares

Skares
Skares
Location within East Ayrshire
OS grid referenceNS530174
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCUMNOCK
Postcode districtKA18
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Skares is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

From 1872 to 1951 it was served by Skares railway station.


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