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Baljaffray Colliery (S shaft)

N of Manse Burn, Dumbartonshire.

NGR:NS 52876 73325
WGS84:55.93041, -4.35650
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:73 m
Altitude:108 m
Geology:Hurlet Coal
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:second

Site of shaft to SW area of extensive coal/limestone workings, sunk 40 fathoms to Hurlet Coal in the 1870s. See site #10621 (Baljaffray Colliery) for pit overview.

Shaft marked on Geological Survey map, N of Manse Burn, S of Grampian Way, SW of the south end of Culvain Avenue. Now buried below roadside grassland.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

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This entry was last updated: 2026-05-31 06:19:52

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