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Highpit Plantation [Limestone Pit] High Pit Garnkirk (Old Pit)
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Muirhead, Highpit Plantation, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 67530 68980 |
| WGS84: | 55.89566, -4.12000 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Geology: | Upper Limestone Fm - Calmy Limestone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (limestone), 18th or early 19th Century.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Labelled as 'Old pits to CM. Lst' [Calmy Limestone] on 1909 geol. survey map. It is also marked beside an 'old limekiln' on the 1859 25" OS map. The site is now within woodland.
8 fig. coordinates derived from OS georef' tool (using geol. survey map).
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This entry was last updated: 2025-06-17 19:19:56
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