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Mennock Hass Crosscut Black Hill [Trial] Margarets Mine (Engine Shaft)
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Black Hill, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire.
| NGR: | NS 86958 12273 |
| WGS84: | 55.39135, -3.78616 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 513 m |
| Geology: | Lead |
| Tags: | Shaft, Trial, Archaeo |
| Registry: | second |
Shaft / Trial, abandoned pre-1859.
Crosscut tunnel through the Old Glencrieff Vein, 200m ESE of the Black Hill summit. Depression and adjacent bing visible on satellite imagery.
"A trial is also being made further south on Old Glencrieve vein, by making a cross cut nearly due west from the north side of Menock-hass towards the summit of the Blackhill; but though the vein has been cut lately, and the soils look rather well, very little ore has hitherto been got. From the veins diverging as they run south, the cross cut has extended to one hundred and seventy fathoms in length." [History of Sanquhar]
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Labelled as 'Old Shaft' at given coordinates on 1863 OS map.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-04-05 11:40:40
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