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Raik Vein (Carmichael Shaft) Dalziell's Shaft Leadhills [Overview] Labour In Vain Vein [Shaft] Raik Vein [Shaft] (Poutshiel Level) Gripps Level (Moss Shaft) Katystaklin Mine (Stewarts Level Mouth) Leadhills Tramway Tunnel Deneburn [Trial Mouth] Raik Vein (Back Raikheap Shaft)
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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).
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This entry was last updated: 2026-04-16 18:46:56
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