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Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire.
| NGR: | NS 86567 13208 |
| WGS84: | 55.39965, -3.79271 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 383 m |
| Geology: | Lead, Zinc |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost, SAM |
| Registry: | second |
Mine shaft to lead / zinc workings, site of.
Shaft sunk to High Adit of New Glencrieff Mine, where an adjacent blind pit provided access to the 20 & 40 fathom drift levels below (shown on abandonment plan AP11450.3). Surface shaft probably buried below spoil tip.
See 'New Glencrieff Mine (Adit Level)' & 'New Glencrieff Mine (West Glencrieff Pit)' for main registry entries.
Alternative Names: Lorimers Shaft, Lorimer's Shaft
Notes: Labelled as Lorimers Shaft on AP11450.3, & Old Shaft on OS 25" map of 1899.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-04-08 14:19:25
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