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Alva Silver Mine [3]

Silver Glen, Alva, Clackmannanshire.

Mine.

Now-sealed adit just above the river on the west bank 30 m downhill from Mine 2, and was driven to explore the ore bearing vein running west from the main mine on the east bank. A small elliptical entrance half choked with boulders, gives access to a wide passage averaging less than 1 m in height, with rubble and rocks on the floor. The passage could be followed for a distance of 15 m and at the far end the floor rises gently into a run-in choking off an abrupt narrowing of the dimensions.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: See Alva Mine (Site #253) for primary registry entry.