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Mossneuk I (Ironstone Pit) Mossneuk [No.9 Shaft] Hillhead Colliery Pit No.2
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Airdrie, Credon Drive, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 76161 64069 |
| WGS84: | 55.85386, -3.97982 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 146 m |
| Altitude: | 135 m |
| Geology: | Airdrie Blackband Ironstone, Upper Drumgray Coal |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone & Coal), late 19th c.
Buried below section of woodland along margin of parkland, in which are/were two air shafts c.100 m N of the main pit shaft.
Alternative Names: Cairnhill Colliery Pit No.6
Notes: See 'Palacecraig Ironstone Mine' (site #7644) for background details.
Shown as 'Old Pit (Ironstone)' beside now-demolished cottage of Scarhill on 1864 6" OS map, modified or replaced by 'Cairnfield Colliery Pit No 6' on 1914 Second Edition. Geol. Survey map states Airdrie Blackband Ironstone & Upper Drumgray Coal seams at 35½ & 80 fms, respectively [65 & 146m].
Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-02-24 11:16:51
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