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Labour In Vain Vein [Shaft] *Shaft [Leadhills] Gripps Level (Ralston's Shaft) Hopetoun Shaft Leadhills [Overview] Poutshiel Level (Heslop's Shaft) Poutshiel Level (Rankeillor's Shaft) *Adit [Leadhills] Laverock Vein [Shaft] (IV) Laverock Vein [Shaft] (III) Raik Vein (Reids Shaft) Raik Vein (Carmichael Shaft) Laverock Vein [Shaft] (II)
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Lowther View, Leadhills, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 88370 14920 |
| WGS84: | 55.41544, -3.76494 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 413 m |
| Geology: | Lead, Portpatrick Formation - wacke |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Lead).
Shaft to the Gripps Level in Brown's Vein, providing (or situated adjacent to) a connection with the Poutshiel Level & an subordinate E cross-cut that eventually trends SE to follow the 'Labour In Vain Vein'.
Spoil tip visible at surface.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Labelled as Moss Shaft on AP12706.03.
Hydrographic Feeds: None
Hydrographic Resurgences: None
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This entry was last updated: 2026-05-26 18:23:45
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