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Kilbirnie No.13 Pit Kilbirnie No.21 Pit Kilbirnie No.34 Pit Kilbirnie No.20 Pit Kilbirnie No.26 Pit Kilbirnie No.18 Pit
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Mossend, Dalry, Ayrshire.
| NGR: | NS 30310 52150 |
| WGS84: | 55.73294, -4.70404 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 35 m |
| Geology: | Limestone Coal Formation |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Ironstone Pit (19th Century).
Located immediately N of associated bing in field, 140m WNW of Mossend Farm. Part of an extensive amalgamated complex of blackband ironstone workings that measures c. 1.3km from E (at West Mains) to W and comprises workings from Kilbirnie pits No.13, 21, 24 & 27. See abandonment plan in refs for extent, which show survey years of 1849-62 (mostly 1850s).
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Given 8 fig. coordinates based on pit shaft location shown on Geological Survey 6" map.
Probably post-dates 1858 OS 6" map, but spoil heap and lack of label apparent on 1914 25" version.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-19 18:49:27
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