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Brow Farm, Auchterhead Woods, 3km SE of Allanton, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 87328 55377 |
| WGS84: | 55.77854, -3.79794 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 247 m |
| Geology: | Ginstane Ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone), mid-19th c.
Shaft site now occupied by forestry plantation.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Geol. Survey map shows shaft sunk to 'Thomson's Balls' (aka Ginstane Ironstone), probably a clayband seam (shallower than Curdly ironstone). Labelled as active 'Ironstone Pit' on 1864 OS map.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-03-12 17:22:58
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