Raik Vein (Reids Shaft)

Leadhills, Lanarkshire.

NGR:	NS 88770 14750
WGS84:	55.41401, -3.75856
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	420 m
Geology:	Lead, Portpatrick Formation - wacke
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:	second

Mine (Lead).

Site of now-buried vertical shaft that was sunk on the Raik Vein to the '47 Fathom Level' (via the Gripps & Poutshiel levels) where the Meadowhead Vein was intersected. Ground now occupied by grassland, formerly the site of a lead ore washing mill.

Alternative Names: Reids Shaft, Reid's Shaft

Notes: Labelled as (active) 'Lead Mine' on 1863 6" OS map (surveyed 1859). Name of Reids Shaft shown on abandonment plan (AP12706.57).

Links and Resources:

Abandonment Plan (AP12706.57): Leadhills Lead Mines. Section Of Raik Vein. - View
Mine Plan (BGS, SP1807): Lowland Lead Mines. Leadhills Lead Mines. - View
British Geological Survey of Scotland map (1:10k Series). NS 81 SE (Wanlockhead), Solid & Drift Ed. - View
OS 6" map, 1863. Lanarkshire XLIX - View (note: offset on georeference)

This entry was last updated: 2026-04-16 18:46:56

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