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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: | 73 m |
| Altitude: | 20 m |
| Geology: | Limestone Coal Formation - ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone), 19th Century.
Shaft site buried below either path or grassy area in front of residential flats. Sunk pre-1857, abandoned prior to 1893.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Geol. Survey map states 40 fms [73m] to Lower Possil Blackband Ironstone.
Labelled as Ironstone Pit on 1865 OS map, & 'old shaft' with (now-landscaped) bing on 1896 Ed. Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-16 12:18:16
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