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Melloch Wood [Ironstone Mine (II)] Melloch Wood (shaft [1]) Melloch Wood [Ironstone Mine (III)] Melloch Wood (shaft [2]) Melloch No.3 Pit Melloch Wood [Ironstone Mine (IV)] Melloch Wood [Ironstone Mine (V)] Mellochfoot [Ironstone Mine] Melloch Wood (Air Mine) Melloch Mine Melloch Wood (air shaft) Melloch Wood (shaft [3]) Melloch Colliery (Main Mine) Lawmuir Wood (shaft [1]) Balhearty Pit Devonknowes (air shaft) Sheardale [Ironstone Mine (I)] Devonknowes (air shaft [2])
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Melloch Wood, East of Devonside, Clackmannanshire.
| NGR: | NS 93680 96552 |
| WGS84: | 56.14977, -3.71298 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 46 m |
| Geology: | Scottish Lower Coal Measures Fm |
| Tags: | Mine, Adit, ManMade, Archaeo |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone, & Coal?), early-19th cent' or earlier.
Site of ironstone mine adit, now occupied by woodland. Marked on mine plan of 1836 that describes formation as "3 feet of blaes containing 3 or 4 rows of ball stones reposed on 25 inches of coal".
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Hydrographic Feeds: None
Hydrographic Resurgences: None
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This entry was last updated: 2026-06-23 11:04:37
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