Kilbirnie No.8 Pit

270m NE of Boag Farm, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire.

NGR:	NS 30010 53620
WGS84:	55.74602, -4.70973
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	93 m
Geology:	Limestone Coal Formation
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:	second

Ironstone Pit (19th Century).

Blackband workings combined with those of Pits No.5, 6 & 15. See abandonment plan (in refs) for mine extent.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Given 8 fig. coordinates based on pit shaft location shown on Geological Survey 6" map (labelled as 'No 8').

Shown as 'Old Ironstone Pit' on 1858 OS 6" map.

Links and Resources:

Abandonment Plan (BGS, AP14657.12): Kilbirnie Nos. 5, 6, 8 & 15, Kilbirnie Black-Band Ironstone Workings - View
Abandonment Plan (BGS, AP12409.1): Dalry, Kilbirnie & Glengarnock - View
Geological Survey, 6" map, 2nd or later editions (1850s-1940s) - Link
OS 6" map 1st Edition, 1858 - Link

This entry was last updated: 2026-01-19 18:06:44

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