Glenbuck

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Glenbuck is a small former mining village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, best known as the birthplace of legendary football manager Bill Shankly.

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Glenbuck canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former mining village
village
country Scotland
countryCode GB
countrySubdivision Scotland
demographicTrend population decline
hasCoordinateRegion Southern Uplands
hasFeature former colliery workings
rural setting
hasHeritage footballing tradition
hasHistoricalPeriod 19th century coal mining era
20th century depopulation
hasMemorial Bill Shankly statue at Anfield
surface form: Bill Shankly memorial

football heritage markers
hasSportsHeritage Glenbuck Cherrypickers F.C.
hasStatus largely depopulated settlement
historicalIndustry coal mining
knownFor birthplace of Bill Shankly
language English
Scots
locatedIn Ayrshire
East Ayrshire
United Kingdom
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
locatedNear Muirkirk
Ayr River
surface form: River Ayr
locatedOn A70 road NERFINISHED
notableResident Bill Shankly
partOf southwest Scotland
surface form: South West Scotland
region East Ayrshire Council area
surface form: East Ayrshire council area
sportsCulture association football

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Bill Shankly placeOfBirth Glenbuck