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Highfield No.5 Pit Todhills No.3 Pit Highfield No.2 Pit Todhills (Ironstone Pit)
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Birkentop Farm, Highfield, Dalry, Ayrshire.
| NGR: | NS 31440 50595 |
| WGS84: | 55.71937, -4.68511 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 119 m |
| Altitude: | 80 m |
| Geology: | Dalry Clayband Ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone), 19th Century.
Shaft buried below grounds at Birkentop Farm.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Post-1856 / abandoned by 1895. Absent from MRA map.
Potentially a Geol. Survey map typo of No.5 Pit, although differences in clayband depths suggest that two separate pits exist around this locality (see Highfield No.5 Pit).
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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-20 12:55:10
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