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Oldhill, SE of Carluke, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 83800 48980 |
| WGS84: | 55.72026, -3.85143 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 73 m |
| Altitude: | 177 m |
| Geology: | Lower Limestone Formation |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Limestone & Ironstone), 19th Century.
Shaft now buried below field, on SE side of overgrown surface bing.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Geol. Survey map annotation states 25 fms to Top Hosie Lst, 34 fms to Birkfield Lst, & 40 fms [73m] to Raesgill Ironstone.
Operated by Wm. Dixon Ltd. (inferred from name of "Dixon's Waygateshaw Pit" on geol. survey map). Shaft absent from OS maps, although large bing surface structure shown at this site on 2nd Ed. OS map, but no evidence on 1864 1st Ed.
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This entry was last updated: 2025-08-26 21:48:57
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