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Cowdenhill Road, High Knightswood, City of Glasgow (Dumbartonshire).
| NGR: | NS 53743 69789 |
| WGS84: | 55.89893, -4.34072 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 146 m |
| Altitude: | 34 m |
| Geology: | Ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Ironstone mine, ca. 1870s/80s.
Adjacent shaft sites to longwall workings, located just SW of junction of Cowdenhill Road with Baldwin Ave. Closed in 1888.
See mine plans in refs for detailed mine layout / extent.
Alternative Names: Cloberhill No.1 Pit No.1, Cloberhill No.4 Pit
Notes: 1953 geol. survey map that shows 'Old Shaft', annotated with 'No.1 Pit Cloberhill U.G.I at 80 fms' [Upper Garscadden Ironstone at 146m].
Neither shaft marked on MRA map. Both shafts marked but un-named on BGS map.
No.1 Pit at [NS 53740 69768], No.4 Pit at [53731 69796] (based on BGS GeoIndex). Given depth is to blackband ironstone in No.1 Pit.
Hydrographic Feeds: None
Hydrographic Resurgences: None
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This entry was last updated: 2026-06-09 19:19:28
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