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Baljaffray Colliery (Old Shaft)

Baljaffray Road, Dumbartonshire.

NGR:NS 52630 73565
WGS84:55.93249, -4.36056
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:73 m
Altitude:120 m
Geology:Hurlet Coal
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:second

Site of shaft pre-dating Baljaffray Colliery (ie pre-1860s), but connected to westernmost workings of the main colliery complex, as shown on Baljaffray abandonment plan.

Old Shaft (40 fathoms to Hurlet Coal) marked on Geological Survey map, now situated within woodland adjacent to Windyhill Cottage just north of the road. An additional neighboring old pit shaft was located ca. 40m WSW, site of which is now within the cottage's garden grounds at [NS 5260 7356].

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

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This entry was last updated: 2026-05-31 07:42:37

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