Castlecary Lime Works [Old Pit]

Castlecary, Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire.

NGR:	NS 78440 77806
WGS84:	55.97780, -3.94963
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	73 m
Geology:	Upper Limestone Fm - Castlecary Lst
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:	second

Mine (Limestone), pre-1874.

Oldest pit of the Castlecary Lime Works complex, now conjoined with the works of No.2 Pit and linked to the Castlecary Pit workings just N of the railway (c.430m between shafts). The extent of the workings is shown on the abandonment plan for the Castlecary Pit (see refs).

Alternative Names: Castlecary No.1 Pit

Notes: Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex. MRA location places the shaft site as being buried at the end of a cul-de-sac, between houses of 18 & 20 Castlecary Road.

Marked as 'Old Lst Pit' on geol. survey map.

Links and Resources:

Abandonment Plan (AP12477): Plan Shewing The Abandoned Workings In The Castlecary White Clay And Limestone Seams From Castlecary Pit - View
Geological Survey map, 1912. Stirlingshire XXIX.SE - View
MRA Ref: 278677-002; BGS GeoIndex ref: 244886

This entry was last updated: 2025-12-17 16:42:11

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