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Paisley, E of Blackhall, near Jenny's Well Nature Reserve, Renfrewshire.
| NGR: | NS 49710 62930 |
| WGS84: | 55.83612, -4.40135 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Geology: | Lawmuir Formation - Limestone |
| Tags: | Mine, Quarry |
| Registry: | second |
Quarry (infilled), Mines - limestone.
Whinhill (or Whitehill) Quarry site now mostly infilled and occupied by playing field.
Limestone mines also operated in the Blackhall area, as mentioned by S. Nisbet:
"Early source close to Paisley centre, drawkiln and Type 1 and 2 clamp kilns, later mined by stoop-and-room c.1790-1860. In 1793 the seam was 1m thick in the Hurlet limestone and coal, and the limestone was 'blown down with gunpowder' and drained by a windmill."
Alternate Names: Whinhill Quarry, Whitehall Quarry
Notes: Extracted the Blackbyre / Baldernock limestones, with lime kilns formerly present at SW side of quarry (marked on 1st Ed. 6" OS map).
Given coordinates centred on Whinhill Quarry.
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This entry was last updated: 2025-06-13 08:53:06
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