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Greyrigg (Ironstone Pit)

Greengairs, Airdrie, Lanarkshire.

NGR:NS 79758 69083
WGS84:55.89980, -3.92463
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:216 m
Geology:Scottish Middle Coal Measures Formation
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Lost
Registry:second

Ironstone Pit (19th Century).

Now buried within area of woodland to E of opencast mine workings.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Shown as 'Old Ironstone Pit' on 1864 OS 6" map, although only bings to the SW are shown on the 1914 edition.

Given coordinates based on pit shaft marking shown on Geological Survey 6" map.

Grayrigg was a now-demolished cottage located 0.6 km to NW of site.

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