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Raik Vein (Back Raikheap Shaft) Leadhills Tramway Tunnel Raik Vein (Watson's Shaft) Lamington Shaft Muir's New Shaft Raik Vein (Highwork Shaft) Muir's Vein [Shaft] Raik Vein [Shaft] (III) Raik Vein (Frasers Shaft) Raik Vein (Reids Shaft) Dalziell's Shaft Wilson's Shaft Raik Vein (Carmichael Shaft) Katystaklin Mine (Stewarts Level Mouth) Katystaklin Mine (Stewarts Shaft) Katystaklin Mine (Stewarts Level Mouth) [2] Katystaklin Mine [Sump Shaft] (2) Katystaklin Mine (Wilsons Shaft)
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Leadhills, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 88713 14369 |
| WGS84: | 55.41057, -3.75931 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 443 m |
| Geology: | Lead, Portpatrick Formation - wacke |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Lead).
Vertical shaft sunk to the Poutshiel Level in the Raik Vein. A relatively shallow level branched off from this shaft. Crater & spoil heap visible at surface.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Lead Mine labelled on OS 6" map of 1863. Un-named on abandonment plan x-section (AP12706.57) which shows a pencilled in possible continuation as far as the Gripps Level below.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-04-17 13:45:09
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