Bellsdyke No.3 Pit

Hogg Street, Bellsdyke, Airdrie, Lanarkshire.

NGR:	NS 76360 64985
WGS84:	55.86214, -3.97707
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	129 m
Geology:	Airdrie Blackband Ironstone, Humph Coal
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:	second

Ironstone & Coal Pit(s), 1854-1900.

Shaft(s) now buried below fenced-off derelict area on Hogg St (possibly now reoccupied as industrial yard). This locality was redeveloped as Pit No.3 (for coal) by Bellsdyke Colliery, with a new No.3 shaft (20 fms [37m] to Humph Coal) sunk a short distance to the N at [NS 76380 65027].

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Shown as 'Old Pit (Ironstone)' on 1864 6" OS map, and 'Old Shaft' within grounds of Bellfield Colliery on c.1915 edition, although some discrepancy between locations of this shaft.

Mine owners: Lockhart Dobble (1854-1855), Dundas Simpson (1860-1870), Bellsdyke Coal Co. (1873-1900).

Links and Resources:

Mindat.org: Bells Dyke Pit No.3 Colliery, North Lanarkshire - Link
OS 6" maps, 1864. Lanarkshire Sheet VIII - View
Geological Survey map, 1914. Lanarkshire VIII.SW - View
BGS GeoIndex ref: 21763 (Bellsdyke Colliery Pit No. 3)
Mining Remediation Authority ref: 276664-001 (old shaft) / 276665-019 (new shaft)

This entry was last updated: 2026-03-03 23:43:16

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