Bogton Quarry Drainage Level

Cathcart, White Cart, Renfrewshire.

NGR:	NS 58160 59330
WGS84:	55.80636, -4.26467
Length:	600 m
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	31 m
Geology:	Index Limestone
Tags:	Adit, ManMade
Registry:	second

Drainage level(s).

Bogton / New Cathcart: Quarries and lime & coal pits drained at various periods by level drains (in addition to horse gins & steam engine) to the White Cart Water...

Deep quarry progressing to mining, with level drain to Linn Falls. [Nisbet, S]

Alternative Names: New Cathcart

Notes: Given coordinates are for a presumed outflow at Linn Falls (based on above description), where the Index Limestone [aka Cowglen Lst] outcrops at surface. Length is general, measured using straight line from the main limestone quarry [NS 580 599] to Linn Falls.

Condition of level unknown.

Links and Resources:

Nisbet, S. Archaeology of the Lime Industry in Renfrewshire. RLHF Journal. Vol. 13 (2005/6). - View
Geological survey map. 1910. Renfrewshire XIII.SW - View
OS 6" map, 1863. Renfrewshire Sheet VIII - View

This entry was last updated: 2025-06-05 01:24:05

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