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Damhead (Ironstone Mine) [1]

Chapelhall, Airdrie, Lanarkshire.

NGR:NS 78945 62648
WGS84:55.84181, -3.93475
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:140 m
Geology:Clayband ironstone
Tags:Mine, Adit, ManMade, Archaeo
Registry:second

Mine (Ironstone), site of.

Adit to clayband ironstone marked above E bank of the Shotts Burn on Geol. Survey map of 1913. The ironstone was also wrought in opencast fashion further N / uphill.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Pre-dates the Damhead fireclay mines. Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-02-27 07:02:36

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