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Jordanhill No.11 Pit

Milner Road, Jordanhill, City of Glasgow (Renfrewshire).

Ironstone pit (19th Century), site of.

Modest-scale complex mined using the longwall method exists almost entirely W of Crow Rd & was divided into two primary segments (N & S), with the shaft centrally located between them:

Southern Block: Measured c.180m from pit shaft to southern extremity at ~[NS 5458 6794], and c.450m from WSW-ENE (AP shows survey dates of 1867-69). Northern Block: c.350 from E-W extremities with northern margin c.170m N of shaft (AP shows survey date of 1873).

Shaft now buried below residential back garden of Milner Road.

Alternative Names: Woodend No. 1 Pit, Claythorn Ironstone Pit

Notes: 'Ironstone Pit' marked on 1865 OS 6" map. AP shows name of 'No.11 Pit'.

Geological survey notes 36 fathoms [66m] to Garibaldi (Clayband) Ironstone seam. 20 fms [36.5m] to U. Garscube (Blackband) Ironstone. Given length approx. based on AP, which probably only represents one of the two 'levels'.

An 'Old Pit' marked at the E end of the southern block was located at [NS 5468 6807] (remnants shown on 1865 6" map). Shaft latterly within the grounds of Woodend Brickfield.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None