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Katystaklin Mine

Leadhills, Manor Slack Hass, Lanarkshire.

Mine (Lead).

Situated at the intersection of the Katystakelin, Roanburn & Horner's veins. Given coordinates are for the shaft situated ca. 40m NW of Moffat's Shaft. It was referred to as the 'Katystake Lin Shaft', & also the Dickson's Shaft. This is located on the Katystaklin Level that passes through the three aforementioned veins and surfaced on the N bank of the Shortcleugh Burn to the SE [site #10249]. A large crater marking the shaft location is obvious on satellite imagery, as are the spoil tips (combined with those from Moffat's Shaft). This mine forms just one relatively small part of a highly extensive complex of lead workings that includes the Glengonnar Mine.

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"Roanburn Vein trends about 15° west of north, shades to the east at 60°, and has been traced for a distance of over half a mile. Along the greater part of its course it is associated with a felsite dyke, which is cut through and brecciated by some of the movements to which the vein has been subjected. The vein has been worked to a fair extent, and an adit-level was formerly driven along its course nearly as far as Deadburn. At one point (between Hope's and Patterson's Shafts) it contained a good deal of barytes with quartz and some galena up to 2 in. in thickness. Just south of here, and near Moffat's Shaft, the workings branch off into another vein which trends 30° west of north, consists mainly of barytes, and is clearly seen to be cut by the Roanburn Vein, though the amount of displacement cannot be made out. In all probability this vein is the Katystaklin Vein which further to the south has yielded a small amount of galena between the Katystaklin and Poutshiel Levels. Horner's Vein is the continuation of Jeffrey's Vein, and at this locality has been worked on a fair scale in both directions. It hades slightly to the south-west, and consists mainly of brecciated country-rock with barytes and some dolomite." [Wilson, 1921]

Alternative Names: Jackson's Shaft, Dickson's Shaft, Katystake Lin Shaft, Katy Staklin Mine, Katie Stacklin Mine, Katy-Stake-Lin Mine, Katystake-Lin Mine, Manorslack Gutter Lead Mines

Notes: Not to be confused with the Katystaklin (Copper) Mine [site #10134] that is also referred to as Katystaklin Mine by some sources (e.g. Landless, 2014).

The Roanburn, Katystaklin & Horner's/Jeffrey's veins and levels are all located further N of the original vague coordinates at [NS 888 133]. The given coordinates are for the shaft located at the intersection of these veins. Originally claimed to be in Dumfriesshire but coordinates given are definitely in Lanarkshire. Joined to the wider Leadhills mine complex, but only a few metres of this system (on the West Stayvoyage Vein) extends into Dumfriesshire.