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Roundshaw Cottage, NE of Auchinleck, Ayrshire.
| NGR: | NS 56680 23480 |
| WGS84: | 55.48406, -4.26956 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 315 m |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Geology: | Scottish Middle Coal Measures Formation |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (coal & ironstone), 19th-20th Centuries.
Primarily a coal mine, but pithead sat above and was linked to a significant ironstone complex between the main workings of the Berryhill No.3 & Common No.15 pits. See abandonment plans in refs.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Marked as "Ballochmyle Pits (Coal, No.5 & No.6)" on 1896 OS map, whilst geological map notes that the easternmost pit (No.6) encountered the Lugar Blackband Ironstone at 172 fms [315m].
8 fig. coordinates derived from OS georef' tool (using geol' survey map).
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This entry was last updated: 2025-07-07 12:57:19
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