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Hillhead Colliery Pit No.2

Airdrie, Hillhead Farm, Lanarkshire.

NGR:NS 76450 63700
WGS84:55.85062, -3.97504
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:137 m
Altitude:128 m
Geology:Airdrie Blackband Ironstone, Kiltongue Coal
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Mine (Ironstone & Coal), 19th to early 20th c.

Possibly repurposed as coal mine as part of Hillhead Colliery as shaft is labelled as active on Geol. Survey map of 1914.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Shown as 'Ironstone Pit' served by tramway on 1864 6" OS map, and then 'Pit No2' of Hillhead Colliery on 2nd edition (1915). Geol. Survey map states Airdrie Blackband Ironstone & Kiltongue Coal seams at 45 & 75 fms, respectively [82 & 137m].

Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-02-24 10:15:30

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