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Shortcleugh Water [Adit]

Shortcleugh Water, Leadhills, Lanarkshire.

NGR:NS 88840 12760
WGS84:55.39615, -3.75666
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:469 m
Geology:Portpatrick Formation - wacke
Tags:Adit, Trial, Archaeo
Registry:second

Adit, site of. Probable trial for lead (possibly copper). A lade, which supplied lead mines beside Glengonnar with water from the Shortcleugh Water, formerly passed above this site.

Labelled as adit on BGS 10k map.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-04-10 12:42:54

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