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Mine Hill [Trial] (II) Mine Hill [Trial] (III) Little Stake Cleugh [Shaft] (II) Mine Hill [Shaft] Little Stake Cleugh [Shaft] (I) Little Stake Cleugh [Adit] Brown's Vein [Shaft] Raik Vein [Shaft] (I) Stake Hill [Shaft] (VIII) Stake Hill [Shaft] (IX) Stake Hill [Shaft] (VII) Stake Hill [Shaft] (XII) Stake Hill [Shaft] (VI) Stake Hill [Shaft] (XI) Lee's Vein [Shaft]
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Leadhills, Mine Hill, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 88403 13169 |
| WGS84: | 55.39972, -3.76372 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 492 m |
| Geology: | Portpatrick Formation - wacke |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Trial, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Trial shaft, probably in search of the S end of the Scar Vein for lead ore.
Site of shaft now occupied by heathland, probably buried. Small overgrown spoil tip visible at surface.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Shown as shaft on BGS 10k map.
"[Scar] vein trends about 20° west of north, and hades to the east with slight variations in the angle, being 69° at the top level and 63° at Poutshiel Level. It has a maximum width of about 4 ft., and carries a little galena and chalcopyrite." [Wilson, 1921]
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