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Craigmuir No.1 Pit

Craig Muir, Blantyre, Lanarkshire.

Mine (Ironstone), worked by 1875.

Site of shaft (now occupied by rough shrubland) that accessed longwall workings in clayband ironstone with an inclination of 1 in 12 at a depth of 26 fathoms [47.5m]. Worked area measures ca. 250m from NW to SE, with the pit shaft situated at NE margin. A short roadway linked this to the workings of an un-named pit to the S of Newhouse [site #9443]. See abandonment plan in refs (AP1917) for detailed layout.

Alternative Names: Crossbasket No.1 Pit, Craigmuir No.1 Ironstone Pit

Notes: Mine plan (S4843) shows survey year of 1875.

Coordinates from BGS GeoIndex. Name of Craigmuir No.1 given by BGS GeoIndex, although Crossbasket No.1 Pit is given as a recent label on BGS abandonment plan. The pit shaft & the majority of workings are situated on the lands of Craigmuir farm.

Hydrographic Feeds: None

Hydrographic Resurgences: None