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Knightswood No.5 Pit

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

NGR:NS 53679 69247
WGS84:55.89405, -4.34145
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:71 m
Altitude:31 m
Geology:Knightswood Gas Coal
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost
Registry:second

Mine (Coal), pre-1867

Shaft situated over E end of workings mined in conjunction with the No.2 Pit situated 250m to the west. Shaft was sunk to the Gas Coal at 71m, now probably buried below garden grounds on W side of Knightswood Baptist Church.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Geol' Survey map states 39 fathoms [71m] to Gas Coal. Named as "No.5 Pit" on mine plan (14717).

Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex. MRA map instead places it beside NW corner of church at [NS 53683 69263].

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None

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This entry was last updated: 2026-06-09 11:52:50

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