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Auldshiels Mine Staylee Ironstone Mine Staylee Glen [Ironstone Mines] Muirhead [Ironstone Pit]
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W of Boglea, Luggiebank, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 77215 71560 |
| WGS84: | 55.92140, -3.96640 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 31 m |
| Altitude: | 150 m |
| Geology: | Slateyband ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (ironstone), worked c.1856-57.
Small-scale longwall workings fanned-out SW from shaft (at given coordinates) for a max. distance of c.170 m to NW at [NS 7706 7157] (c.130 m to S). See abandonment plan in refs.
An additional ironstone pit is reportedly closer to the road at [NS 7720 71600].
Alternative Names: Auldshields Bridge Ironstone Pit
Notes: Shown as 'Old Ironstone Pit' on 1864 OS map, and 'BB.I at 17 fms' [Blackband Ironstone at 31m] on geol. survey map. Abandoned with only bing visible on 2nd Ed. OS map. Named 'No.1 Pit' on AP of Auldshiels.
Given 8 fig. coordinates derived from OS georef' tool (using geol. map).
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This entry was last updated: 2026-03-06 21:06:54
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