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Townhead, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire.
| NGR: | NS 87913 13117 |
| WGS84: | 55.39915, -3.77143 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 452 m |
| Geology: | Lead |
| Tags: | Shaft, Trial, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine shaft (Lead).
Sunk on Lee's Vein, now buried beside road. Possibly associated with the nearby Trial Level [site #10202].
"Lee's vein lies about 70 fathoms east of Beltongrain, and has been wrought to some extent not only in the ridge, which is situated between the Dodhill and Greenburn, but likewise in the Stakemoss. No lead ore has as yet been found in this vein, nor is it expected that any will be procured while her soils continue to be impregnated with such a proportion of iron as has hitherto been found in the different places where trials have been made. That species of iron which occurs in Lee's vein is generally called Hematite, and assumes the appearance of Kidney-formed balls; colour, brownish red, and sometimes approaching to steel grey." [History of Sanquhar]
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Labelled as 'Old Shaft' on OS 1st Ed. 6" map.
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