Flashwood Pit No.3

Flashwood, Dalry, Ayrshire.

NGR:	NS 27970 50340
WGS84:	55.71587, -4.74012
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	240 m
Altitude:	91 m
Geology:	Dalry Blackband Ironstone
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:	second

Mine (Ironstone), 19th Century.

Extensive blackband ironstone workings separated into three main segments (two of which are almost 0.4 km long each along axes), with sections nearest the shaft being surveyed in 1862. Contiguous with workings from Flashwood No.2 & Broadley pits on S & SE margins. Operated by Merry & Cunninghame and abandoned in 1876 with only an extensive bing structure to SW of shaft site reflecting previous use.

Alternative Names: Fleshwood No.3

Notes: Dalry BB. Ironstone at 131.5 fathoms [240m].

8 fig. NGR derived from OS georef. tool (using geol. map).

Links and Resources:

Abandonment Plan (BGS, AP634): Dalry Fleshwood No. 3 Pit Black Band Ironstone - View
Abandonment Plan (BGS, AP12409.2): Plan Shewing The Blackband Ironstone Workings Etc. In The Estates Of Dalry, Kilbirnie & Glengarnock, 1868 - View
Geological Survey, 6" map, 1924. Ayrshire VII.SE - View

This entry was last updated: 2025-07-23 16:27:03

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