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Glenboig, Castlepails, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 73173 68765 |
| WGS84: | 55.89525, -4.02972 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 104 m |
| Geology: | Passage Formation - fireclay |
| Tags: | Mine, Quarry, Shaft, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Fireclay), c.1897-1909.
Initially a surface quarry, later a relatively small-scale room-and-pillar mine on the site of the now-demolished Gartverrie Fire Clay Works. Sites of two mine mouths on W side of complex at given coordinates & [NS 73153 68823], now infilled and buried below a pasture field beside Castlepails. See abandonment plan (AP5388) for detailed layout.
Alternative Names: Gartverrie Fireclay Works, Gartverrie Brickworks
Notes: Fireclay Works operational 1885-1932. Gartverrie Fire Clay Co., Coatbridge.
'Mine to upper fireclay' annotated on geol. survey map. Abandoned in 1909. Dates on abandonment plan range from 1897-1909. Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-03-07 17:15:32
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