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Southhook, NW of Crosshouse, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.
| NGR: | NS 38570 40610 |
| WGS84: | 55.63218, -4.56585 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 33 m |
| Altitude: | 44 m |
| Geology: | Scottish Middle Coal Measures Formation |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Coal & Fireclay), 19th-20th Centuries.
Site now buried below worked field.
Alternative Names: Busbiehead Colliery Pit No 3
Notes: Shaft also encountered Plann Blackband Ironstone at 27m.
8 fig. NGR derived using OS georef. tool (using geol. survey map).
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