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Whitecross, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire.
| NGR: | NS 96160 77030 |
| WGS84: | 55.97499, -3.66550 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Geology: | Passage Formation - fireclay |
| Tags: | Mine, Adit, ManMade, Lost |
| Registry: | main |
Mine (Fireclay), 20th Century.
Highly extensive subsurface complex linked to the Compston Mine. See abandonment plan in refs for detailed plan layout. A shaft was sunk in 1923, prior to a new mine starting in 1928. The clay was reached in 1929 and worked until the site's closure in 1970.
Alternative Names: Manuel Mine
Notes: Owned by Stein, John G. & Co Ltd.
Given 8 fig. NGR is for the site of the main mine mouth that was located at the SE end of the now-demolished Manuel Works at Whitecross. Entrance now completely buried.
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