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Knightswood No.2 Pit

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

NGR:NS 53444 69246
WGS84:55.89397, -4.34520
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:41 m
Altitude:22 m
Geology:Knightswood Gas Coal
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost, CoalMine
Registry:second

Mine (Coal), pre-1867

Shaft situated over W end of workings mined in conjunction with the No.5 Pit situated 250m to the east. Shaft now buried below residential grounds.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Given coordinates from BGS GeoIndex. Geological Survey map states 22.5 fathoms to Gas Coal.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-06-09 11:41:00

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