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
The A713 at Polnessan
Polnessan is located in East Ayrshire
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
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
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55°22′30″N 4°29′48″W / 55.3749°N 4.4967°W / 55.3749; -4.4967

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

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  1. ^ "Polnessan East Ayrshire". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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