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Cloberhill No.2 / No.3 Pits Knightswood No.12 Pit Cowdenhill No.2 Pit Cowdenhill No.1 Pit
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Cowdenhill Road, High Knightswood, City of Glasgow (Dumbartonshire).
| NGR: | NS 53730 69800 |
| WGS84: | 55.89903, -4.34093 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 34 m |
| Geology: | Limestone Coal Formation |
| Tags: | Mine, ManMade, Archaeo |
| Registry: | second |
Ironstone mine(s), 19th Century (site of).
Shaft sites located just SW of junction of Cowdenhill Road with Baldwin Ave. Closed in 1888.
Alternative Names: Cloberhill Pit No.1, Cloberhill Pit No.4
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. Given depth is a minimum.
No.1 Pit at [NS 53740 69768], No.4 Pit at [53731 69796] (based on BGS GeoIndex)
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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-14 15:25:08
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