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Wilderness Plantation, Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire (East Dunbartonshire).
| NGR: | NS 59520 71390 |
| WGS84: | 55.91503, -4.24924 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 174 m |
| Altitude: | 69 m |
| Geology: | Upper Limestone Formation |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Ironstone (and later coal) mine.
Extensive complex extending south beyond the Forth & Clyde Canal, connected to Pit No.17.
Abandoned in 1924, shaft now buried below grassland.
Alternative Names: Cadder Colliery No.2 Pit
Notes: Worked ironstone No. 5 and No. 4 Coal, Main.
Depth given as 95 fth 5 ft on mine plan.
Marked as 'Ironstone Pit' on 1864 OS 6" map, and shown as 'Pit No 2' on geological survey map.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-13 20:08:42
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