The Scottish Mines Restoration Trust has worked to restore several former opencast sites across Scotland in recent years, with Glenbuck now a visitor attraction in order to cement the village’s place in history.
Glenbuck, a village in East Ayrshire, was once home to a thriving coal mining community, but has now been depopulated for almost 50 years following the industry’s decline.
But landmarks, such as the footprint of Shankly's childhood home and the football pitch the Glenbuck Cherrypickers once played on, have now been marked out to guide visitors around the former village.
A group of Liverpool supporters attended the opening on what would have been the Scot's 106th birthday.