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Ryvra Road, Knightswood, City of Glasgow (Renfrewshire).
| NGR: | NS 53840 68660 |
| WGS84: | 55.88883, -4.33856 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 201 m |
| Altitude: | 25 m |
| Geology: | Limestone Coal Formation - ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone), late 19th Century.
Extensive workings mined using the longwall method, measuring c.840 from NW to SE extremities (approx. [NS 5371 6867] to Skaterig [NS 5450 6840]). Shaft location at given coordinates, located near NW end of workings which were contiguous with the SW workings from No.8 Pit (to NE). On AP, survey dates of 1891-92 are labelled along W margin of workings.
Alternative Names: Knightswood Ironstone Mine No 6
Notes: Labelled as "Ironstone Pits" on 1st ed. OS map, and "Old Shaft" on E margin of bing on 1897 Ed. (surveyed 1896).
Geol. Survey map states "No.6 Pit" and 110 fms [201m] to Johnstone Blackband Ironstone.
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