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Blantyre Park [Ironstone Pit] Newhouse [Ironstone Pit] Basket Mine [Auchentibber shaft]
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Springpark, nr Clyde Cottage, Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 67470 55390 |
| WGS84: | 55.77362, -4.11432 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 160 m |
| Geology: | Lower Limestone Formation - ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Ironstone Pit, mid-19th Century.
Now-buried shaft was situated at SW end of clayband ironstone workings which were also worked from the Blantyre Park pit at the NE end [see site #7630]. See mine plan S4843 (in refs) for mine extent.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Given coordinates taken from 1864 OS map (labelled as 'Ironstone Pit').
Hydrographic Feeds: None
Hydrographic Resurgences: None
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This entry was last updated: 2026-07-03 16:26:18
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