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Glenglass Adit (Shaft) [V]

Glenglass, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire.

NGR:NS 86410 13425
WGS84:55.40157, -3.79528
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:356 m
Geology:Lead
Tags:Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost, SSSI
Registry:second

Shaft, pre-1842.

Now buried, sunk to the Adit Level of the New Glencrieff Mine's western branch that led SE to the West Glencrieff Pit. Marked as old shaft along SW verge of tramway on 1899 OS map.

See registry entries for: New Glencrieff Mine (West Glencrieff Pit), & New Glencrieff Mine (Adit Level)

Alternative Names: None recorded.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-04-08 15:01:32

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