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Kilbirnie No.22 Pit Kilbirnie No.28 Pit Kilbirnie No.7 Pit Kilbirnie No.25 Pit Kilbirnie No.32 Pit
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E of Boagside, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire.
| NGR: | NS 30640 53510 |
| WGS84: | 55.74526, -4.69964 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 57 m |
| Geology: | Limestone Coal Formation |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Ironstone Pit (19th Century).
Small-scale blackband workings with shaft at S end beside surface bing, but partially contiguous with workings from No.7 & 16 pits. Survey dates on abandonment plan (see refs) range from 1855 to 1858.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Given 8 fig. coordinates based on pit shaft location shown on Geological Survey 6" map.
Shown as Ironstone Pit served by tramway on 1858 OS 6" map. Shaft site now in woodland.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-19 18:55:06
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