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Upper Beoch (Ironstone Pit) [II] Burnt Knowe (Ironstone Pit)
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Loupsheugh Rig, Upper Beoch, Dalmellington, Ayrshire.
| NGR: | NS 51428 10490 |
| WGS84: | 55.36586, -4.34567 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 37 m |
| Altitude: | 317 m |
| Geology: | Dalmellington Blackband Ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone), c.1850.
This pit was associated with the New Cumnock Ironworks (located beside Burnbank at [NS 6018 1156], c. 9km to the NE), connected by a mineral railway. Shaft now buried below open moorland.
See 'Beoch (Ironstone Pit)' [site #10014] for background info regarding the Beoch mines.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Labelled as active 'Ironstone Pit' on 1st Ed. 6" OS map. Geol. Survey map states DL. BB.I. at 20 fms [37m].
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