Garscube Colliery No.7 Pit

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

NGR:	NS 55590 70325
WGS84:	55.90430, -4.31149
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	39 m
Geology:	Coal
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:	second

Mine (Coal), 19th cent.

Site of treated mine shaft now buried under area of grassland within science park. This pit was initially abandoned by 1860 but was probably reopened along with the neighbouring No.8 Pit [site #10866] by 1893.

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

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Pithead building depicted at this site on 2nd Ed. OS map.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

Links and Resources:

Mine Plan (MRA, S4185): Garscube. Ironstone (Two Foot), Davy, Possil, Splint, Main & Jubilee - View
OS 25" map, 1896 (surveyed 1893). Lanarkshire I.13 - View
Site 8123: Garscube Colliery
MRA ref: 255670-002

This entry was last updated: 2026-06-09 17:17:04

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