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Crookston Road, Roughmussel, City of Glasgow (Renfrewshire).
| NGR: | NS 52030 61530 |
| WGS84: | 55.82427, -4.36358 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 40 m |
| Altitude: | 24 m |
| Geology: | Lower Limestone Formation |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Ironstone mine, 19th Century (site of).
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Treated shaft, site now covered by residential building or front garden / drive along W side of A736 Old Crookston Road, just SW of junction with Gamrie Road.
Marked as 'Floor Pit (Ironstone)' on OS 6" 1st Ed., & annotated as 'Floors Pit 22 fms [40m] to Hurlet Lst' on geol. survey map. Possibly also used as a limestone mine, based on mention of Hurlet Lst in geol. survey annotation.
"An old ironstone pit situated close by the Hurlet Railway the property of Mr John Wilson & Sons" [OS Namebook]
8 fig. coordinates determined using OS geolocation tool (geological map). Given depth is a minimum.
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