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Stake Hill [Shaft] (V) Stake Hill [Shaft] (III) Stake Hill [Shaft] (VI) Stake Hill [Shaft] (II) Stake Hill [Shaft] (VII) Stake Hill [Shaft] (I) Peter's Sike [Tunnel] Stake Hill [Shaft] (VIII) Stake Hill [Shaft] (IX) Belton Grain (Trial Level) Stake Hill [Shaft] (X) Belton Grain [Manse Crosscut] Lee's Vein [Shaft] Belton Grain Level [Shaft] Belton Grain Mine [Shaft?] Belton Grain Mine (Engine Shaft) Belton Grain Level [E Portal] Christie's Spout Level Belton Grain Level Goldscaur Vein [Trial] Stake Hill [Shaft] (XI) Stake Hill [Shaft] (XII) Cove Vein [Rushy Sike Level]
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Stake Hill, Wanlockhead, Dumfriesshire.
| NGR: | NS 87940 12845 |
| WGS84: | 55.39671, -3.77090 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 456 m |
| Geology: | Portpatrick Formation - wacke |
| Tags: | Shaft, Trial, Archaeo |
| Registry: | second |
Shaft for lead ore, site of.
Sunk along(side) the Lee's Vein. Possibly associated with a branch of the Belton Grain Trial Level [see site #10202] that has a T-junction 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 10k map.
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