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Stake Hill [Shaft] (I)

Stake Moss, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire.

NGR:NS 87960 12700
WGS84:55.39541, -3.77052
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:475 m
Geology:Portpatrick Formation - wacke
Tags:Shaft, Trial, Archaeo
Registry:second

Shaft, site of.

Sunk on/beside Lee's Vein near its intersection with the Belton Grain Veins (both lead ore-rich). Possibly associated with a branch of the Belton Grain Trial Level [see site #10202], the S end of which is in close proximity to this shaft. Crater visible on satellite imagery at SE edge of spoil tip.

"This [Lee's] vein trends almost due north and south, but although several trials have been made on it no lead ore has been discovered, though a good deal of hematite was met with." [Wilson, 1921]

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Labelled as shaft on OS maps.

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