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Knightswood No.7 Pit

Waldemar Road, Knightswood, City of Glasgow (Dumbartonshire).

NGR:NS 53272 69521
WGS84:55.89638, -4.34810
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:86 m
Altitude:17 m
Geology:Knightswood Gas Coal
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:second

Mine (Coal), mid-19th cent.

Shaft sunk before 1848 to Knightswood Gas Coal at depth of 47 fms [86m]. Situated at N margin of extensive longwall workings, shown on mine plan S4197. MRA map suggests that this shaft is now buried below either a front garden or pavement on NW margin of Waldemar Road.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Survey dates on workings around No.7 Pit shown as 1848 & 1849 on mine plan.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

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This entry was last updated: 2026-06-09 10:05:07

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