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Basket [Limestone Pit] (I)

Basket, Blantyre, Lanarkshire.

NGR:NS 66735 55690
WGS84:55.77612, -4.12618
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:148 m
Geology:Hurlet Limestone
Tags:Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Mine (Limestone).

Shaft site buried below worked field. Situated on the route of the Basket Mine level [site #11160].

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Locality labelled as abandoned shaft on BGS map, & shown as limekilns on 1st & 2nd Ed. OS maps. Described as limestone pit by BGS GeoIndex.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

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This entry was last updated: 2026-07-03 12:01:09

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