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Benston Pit (coal)  Cochrane Castle Golf Club (clubhouse shaft)  Johnstone Castle (no. 6 pit)  Craigston (coal pit)  Johnstone Castle (no. 8 or New Engine Pit)  Johnstone Castle (no. 5 pit)  Shaws Pit  Quarrelton (Gin Pit)  Johnstone Castle (no. 2 Pit)  Johnstone Castle (no. 9 pit)  Johnstone Castle (no. 7 pit)  Johnstone Castle (old engine pit)  Johnstone Castle (old coal pit) [3] 

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Benston (old coal pit)

SW of Little Benston, S of Beith Road, Quarrelton, Johnstone, Renfrewshire.

NGR:NS 42313 61924
WGS84:55.82473, -4.51876
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:Not recorded
Geology:Not recorded
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:second

Old coal pit marked on OS map.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

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This entry was last updated: 2026-04-26 22:29:06

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