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Airdrie, Faskine, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 75771 63240 |
| WGS84: | 55.84632, -3.98567 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 59 m |
| Altitude: | 86 m |
| Geology: | Palacecraig Blackband Ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Ironstone Pit (19th Century).
Shaft now buried in woodland on N bank of Monkland Canal.
Alternative Names: Palacecraig Ironstone Pit
Notes: See 'Palacecraig Ironstone Mine' (site #7644) for background details.
Shown as 'Ironstone Pit' on 1864 6" OS map, served by railway line. Geol. Survey map states Palacecraig Blackband Ironstone at 32 fms [59m]. Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex. Pit name taken from BGS map of 1988.
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