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Sutcliffe Road, Temple, City of Glasgow (Renfrewshire).
| NGR: | NS 54335 69170 |
| WGS84: | 55.89356, -4.33093 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 76 m |
| Altitude: | 20 m |
| Geology: | Lower Possil Blackband Ironstone, Gas Coal |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone & Coal), 19th Century.
Shaft site buried below either path or grassy area in front of residential flats. Sunk pre-1857, abandoned prior to 1893. Shaft was located at N extremity of extensive longwall complex that extended SW under Craigend Close & joined with workings of Skaterigg No.14 [site #8082] to the SE.
Alternative Names: Jordanhill Pit
Notes: Geol. Survey map states 40 fms [73m] to Lower Possil Blackband Ironstone. Mine plan shows 41.5 fms to Gas Coal.
Labelled as Ironstone Pit on 1865 OS map, & 'old shaft' with (now-landscaped) bing on 1896 Ed. Named as Jordanhill Pit on mine plan 14714[b], & Greenlees Pit on 14714[a] . Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.
Hydrographic Feeds: None
Hydrographic Resurgences: None
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This entry was last updated: 2026-06-09 11:21:04
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