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Gateside Colliery

Macarthur Wynd, Cambuslang, Glasgow, Lanarkshire.

NGR:NS 65410 60135
WGS84:55.81566, -4.14948
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:177 m
Altitude:40 m
Geology:Scottish Middle Coal Measures Fm
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Mine (Coal, Fireclay), site of.

Primarily a coal producer from at least 1894 to 1947, but also supplied fireclay during 1910-20. Treated shaft now buried below playground.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Geol. Survey map states 97 fathoms [177m] to Virgin Coal seam.

Given coordinates from BGS GeoIndex.

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