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Faskine No.7 Pit Hillhead Colliery Pit No.2 Faskine No.6 Pit Faskine No.8 Pit Crowood No.2 Pit
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Airdrie, Faskine, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 76340 63504 |
| WGS84: | 55.84884, -3.97671 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 93 m |
| Altitude: | 107 m |
| Geology: | Airdrie Blackband Ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone, & Coal?), 19th c.
Shaft now buried below area of woodland.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Shown as 'Coal & Ironstone Pit' on 1864 6" OS map, and then 'Pit No5' of Hillhead Colliery on the Second Edition (1915). Geol. Survey map states Airdrie Blackband Ironstone at 51 fms [93m]. Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.
Comparing the Geol. Survey & OS maps, it is possible that the 'ironstone' and 'coal & ironstone' labels for the No.5 & No.2 Hillhead pits are the wrong way around.
Yard formerly served by tram/railway.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-02-24 10:09:23
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