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Wilderness Plantation, Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire (East Dunbartonshire).
| NGR: | NS 59530 71620 |
| WGS84: | 55.91710, -4.24920 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 215 m |
| Altitude: | 69 m |
| Geology: | Upper Limestone Formation |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Coal & ironstone mine (early 20th Century).
Extensive mine complex, connected to No.2 pit via main passage that exploited the No5 coal seam and extended south below the Forth & Clyde Canal. No1 coal seam was followed c.1000 ft east, almost as far as the Mavis Valley buildings. Pit shaft now buried in woodland.
Alternative Names: Cadder Colliery No.17 Pit
Notes: Worked by Carron Company, abandoned 1923.
Survey gives depth as 117.5 fathoms.
Given coordinates based on location shown on mine survey.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-13 20:08:58
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