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Cadder No.3 Pit

Lochfauld, High Possil, City of Glasgow (Lanarkshire).

NGR:NS 58900 70680
WGS84:55.90847, -4.25878
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:44 m
Altitude:59 m
Geology:Limestone Coal Formation
Tags:Mine, Shaft, Lost
Registry:second

Site of ironstone mine (19th Century).

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: 'Ironstone Pit' marked on OS 1st Ed. map. 'No.3 Cadder M.N.I at 24 fms' [Main Ironstone at 44m] shown on 1951 geol. survey map.

Now buried below field.

Coordinates determined using OS geolocation tool (6" map).

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