Kaim Mine [East II (adit 2)]

Kaim Bridge, N of Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire.

NGR:	NS 35308 61364
WGS84:	55.81736, -4.63011
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Strathgryfe Lava Member-mugearite
Tags:	Mine, Adit, Trial, ManMade
Registry:	second

Copper mine adits / trials (19th Century). Vein in adjacent shaft worked unsuccessfully in 1874.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Original coordinates suggest mine is E of Kaim Bridge. Amended coordinates are based on Geological Survey map, this entry being c.70 m S of Kaim Bridge. This is the southernmost of two trial mine adits located along the Kaim Burn S of Kaim Bridge. The additional adit is located c.30 m further N [NS 3530 6136].

See entry for 'Kaim Mine [East I]' (Site 942) for background details.

Links and Resources:

Kaim Mine East I
NERC Institute of Geological Sciences. Mineral Reconnaissance Programme Report. No.67. Baryte and copper mineralisation in the Renfrewshire Hills, central Scotland. pp13-14. - View
Geological Survey, 6" map, 2nd or later editions (1850s-1940s) - View
aditnow.
Landless, Jeremy, 2009, Gazetteer of Metal Mines of Scotland, p. 32.

This entry was last updated: 2026-05-04 12:53:27

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