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Gartnavel Ironstone Pit No.4

Dorchester Avenue, Kelvindale, City of Glasgow (Lanarkshire).

NGR:NS 55320 68710
WGS84:55.88972, -4.31494
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:20 m
Altitude:31 m
Geology:Limestone Coal Formation - B.B.I.
Tags:Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Site of ironstone mine (19th Century).

Treated shaft on NE side of flats (beside steps) alongside Dorchester Avenue.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: 'Ironstone Pit' marked on OS 1st Ed. map. Now buried below small area of woodland in residential area (beside path linking Dorchester Ave. with Weymouth Dr.).

Marked as '11 fms to B.B.I.' [blackband ironstone] on geol. sheet.

Coordinates determined using MRA map / BGS. Pit name from BGS.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-13 17:01:16

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