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Cambusbarron Mine [Gillies Hill Adit] Boiling Spring Culvert Cambusbarron Mine Gillies Hill Mine
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Gillies Hill, Cambusbarron, Stirlingshire.
| NGR: | NS 77401 92261 |
| WGS84: | 56.10733, -3.97288 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 10 m |
| Altitude: | 55 m |
| Geology: | Hurlet Limestone, Midland Valley Sill complex |
| Tags: | Shaft, Other |
| Registry: | second |
Air shaft (& original pit?) for Cambusbarron Mine, 19th Century.
The site of this shaft is situated along the northern extremity of the limestone workings beneath Gillies Hill, beside the S end of the more recent access tunnel. This may have originally been the main access pit to the oldest area of workings (surveyed in 1865), now-worked-out. This area of the mine is linked to younger (1880s to 1900s) southern passages which were accessed from the Gillies Hill Adit to the W (& later Cambusbarron Adit).
Shaft site now occupied by woodland, condition unknown (unmarked on MRA website).
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: See: Cambusbarron Mine [Site 462]
Mine abandonment plan states: Depth of pit 34' 2" deep.
Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.
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This entry was last updated: 2025-12-18 11:15:34
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