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Rankinston No.3 Pit

Rankinston, NE of Patna, Ayrshire.

NGR:NS 45330 14030
WGS84:55.39576, -4.44374
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:Not recorded
Geology:Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation
Tags:Mine, Adit, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo
Registry:second

Mine (Coal & Ironstone).

Layout shown on abandonment plan (in refs). See 'Rankinston No.1 Pit' [Site #8295] for main entry. Littlemill Colliery was located a short distance to the NW of this pit.

No.3 Pit connected to water adit to NE of shaft at ~[NS 4536 1410].

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Given 8 fig. coordinates derived from OS georef' tool (using geol' survey map).

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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-07 23:37:11

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