Peep O'Day No.3 Pit

Airdrie, Hillhead Farm, Lanarkshire.

NGR:	NS 76853 63705
WGS84:	55.85077, -3.96861
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	112 m
Altitude:	131 m
Geology:	Airdrie Blackband Ironstone, Kiltongue Coal
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:	second

Coal & Ironstone Pit, abandoned pre-1896.

Shaft now buried in woodland. Additional Hillhead 'coal & ironstone pit' also marked c.170 m to NNW at [NS 7676 6387]; area of wasted workings for both pits shown on abandonment plan (see refs).

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Shown as 'Coal & Ironstone Pit' served by tramline on 1864 6" OS map, but absent from 1898 edition where only a bing is shown. Geological Survey states Kiltongue Coal seam at 61 fms [112m]. Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.

Links and Resources:

Abandonment Plan (BGS, AP14749.1): Peep-O-Day No. 3. Peep-O-Day Encroachment Made By Messrs. Baird On Kennelburn Ironstone - View
OS 6" maps, 1864. Lanarkshire Sheet VIII - View
Geological Survey map, 1914. Lanarkshire VIII.SW.
BGS GeoIndex ref: 214732 (Peep-o' day No 3 Pit)
Mining Remediation Authority (Ref: 276663-004)

This entry was last updated: 2026-03-03 22:00:26

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