Darluith

Johnstone, Craigends, West Fulton, Renfrewshire.

NGR:	NS 42150 64950
WGS84:	55.85184, -4.52311
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Limestone
Tags:	Mine
Registry:	second

Limestone Mines and Kilns at Darluith.

An old coal pit is also present to the NW of the limeworks (at NS 4194 6500). This is now buried below the edge of a worked field at the NW side of the junction between Barochan Rd (B789) & Craigends Rd. This pit reached the Hurlet Coal at a depth of 73m.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Interval quarried was the Top Hosie Limestone.

Coordinates derived from the 1st Ed. 6" OS map upon which the 'Coal and Limeworks' are shown.

Links and Resources:

Personal communication from Andrew Brooks, 8/9/2017.
Nisbet, Stuart, 2005, The Archaeology of the Lime Industry in Renfrewshire.
Wilson, Andrew, 2003, Linwood's Lost Railways.
OS 6" map, 1st Ed. 1863. Renfrewshire Sheet XI - View
MRA Ref. 241665-003

This entry was last updated: 2025-06-13 12:58:04

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