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Devonknowes (air shaft)

E of Devenknowes Farm, Devonside/Coalsnaughton, Clackmannanshire.

NGR:NS 93403 96197
WGS84:56.14652, -3.71730
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:81 m
Geology:Not recorded
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:second

Air shaft to the N margin of Melloch Colliery workings in the Alloa Splint Coal (see site #11031). Shaft now buried below field, beside or under tree.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex. Old Shaft marked on Geological Survey map.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

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This entry was last updated: 2026-06-22 11:41:48

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