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Coatbridge, E of Orchard Farm Pool, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 75310 62540 |
| WGS84: | 55.83991, -3.99271 |
| Length: | 400 m |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 82 m |
| Geology: | Blackband ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone), mid-19th c.
Shaft now buried / covered below woodland just E of Orchard Farm Pond. Formerly linked to Carnbroe Iron Works (now demolished) by rail track.
'Farmers' was name of farmhouse [NS 7552 6224], located near to the former Crow and Garden coal pits. The majority of the small-scale ironstone workings, surveyed from 1854-57, are situated between the pit shaft (at given coordinates) and the ground beneath the NW edge of the farmhouse, the latter of which was demolished as part of the M8 motorway development. See abandonment plan (in refs) for extent. The distance between the NW & SE extremities of the worked area is c. 400m.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Marked as 'Old Pit (Ironstone)' on 1864 OS 6" map.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-03-06 21:59:43
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