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Roadmeetings Crescent, Carluke, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 86110 49850 |
| WGS84: | 55.72862, -3.81504 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 82 m |
| Altitude: | 230 m |
| Geology: | Limestone Coal Formation |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone & Limestone).
Treated shaft buried below area of woodland, S of Hillhouse Gate. Worked NW to Crawfordwalls (undermined) by 1882, operated by Coltness Iron Company. Clayband ironstone workings contiguous with wasted workings from adjacent ironstone pits (line of Kilncadzow Road formed NE limit, probably due to land ownership rights).
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Labelled as "Iron & Limestone Pit" (appears active) on 1st Ed. OS map. Geol. Survey map states depth of 45 fms [82 m].
Name & coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-02-04 01:12:35
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