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Torbothie [Old Pit]

Torbothie, Shotts, Lanarkshire.

NGR:NS 88490 60140
WGS84:55.82159, -3.78137
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:221 m
Geology:Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Mine (Coal & Ironstone), early 19th Century? Shaft now treated, buried below industrial workings.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Marked as "Old Pit (Coal & Ironstone)" on 1st Ed OS map.

8 fig NGR determined using OS georef' tool (old shaft on 2nd Ed 25" map).

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