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Belton Grain Mine [Wanlock Dod] High Pirn Mine Belton Grain Mine [Shaft] (II) Crawford's Vein [Adit] Crawford's Vein [Whytes Cleugh] Belton Grain [Shaft] Wilson's Vein [Shaft] Belton Grain [Trial] (II) Cove Vein (Laddered Shaft) Cove Vein [Shaft] Cove Engine Shaft Cove Mine (Whimsey Shaft) Belton Grain [Trial] Burn Shaft [Whytes Cleugh] Tait's Adit [Mouth] Wanlock Dod [NW Adit] Crawford's Vein [Cam Sheugh]
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Wanlock Dod, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire.
| NGR: | NS 87431 13815 |
| WGS84: | 55.40530, -3.77932 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 533 m |
| Geology: | Lead, Portpatrick Formation - wacke |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, SAM |
| Registry: | second |
Mine shaft (Lead).
Located on the New Vein, possibly sunk to convolute branches along this lineament which Mine Plan (SP1773) shows have been driven under this locality & are linked to levels of the Belton Grain Mine (e.g. Stewart's Drift).
See 'Belton Grain Mine (Engine Shaft)' [site #10135] for background info.
"New Vein is a branch or string from Beltongrain, and lies about 20 fathoms east of the same, opposite Waggon Drift. It was first tried about 1780 by making a cross-cut from Stewart's drift, and several tons of ore were got in the sole of the drift with the assistance of hand-pumps. A trial is at present being made ten fathoms lower by making a cross-cut from Kerr's drift, but the vein is not very promising." [History of Sanquhar]
Alternative Names: None recorded.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-04-08 22:17:54
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