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Garscube Colliery No.8 Pit

Acre Road, West of Scotland Science Park, City of Glasgow (Lanarkshire).

NGR:NS 55630 70380
WGS84:55.90481, -4.31088
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:39 m
Geology:Coal
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:second

Mine (Coal), 19th cent.

Shaft buried under grassland or car park of science park unit. Initially an early coal pit shown as abandoned on the 1st Ed. OS map, but evidently re-opened by 1893 as depicted as an active coal pit on the 2nd ed. OS map.

See mine plans (in refs) for detailed layout, & 'Garscube Colliery' [Site #8123] for background info.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-06-09 17:17:18

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