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Kilbirnie No.21 Pit

Mossend, Dalry, Ayrshire.

NGR:NS 30640 52060
WGS84:55.73224, -4.69874
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:70 m
Altitude:32 m
Geology:Limestone Coal Formation
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Ironstone Pit 19th (Century).

Part of an extensive amalgamated complex of blackband and clayband ironstone workings that measures c. 1.3km from E (at West Mains) to W. Comprises blackband workings from Kilbirnie pits No.13, 21, 24 & 2, and clayband from No.21 & 31. See abandonment plan in refs for extent, which show survey years of 1849-62 (mostly 1850s) for the blackband workings, and 1879-88 for clayband which was abandoned by Merry & Cunninghame in 1888.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Given coordinates based on pit shaft location shown on Geological Survey 6" map (labelled 'No 21). Dalry Blackband Ironstone seam shown at 38 fathoms [69.5 m].

Shown as Ironstone Pit on 1858 OS 6" map.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-19 19:00:18

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