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Jordanhill No.6 Pit Anniesland (old pit) Skaterigg No.14 Pit Jordanhill No.5 Pit Skaterigg [Ironstone Pit]
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Knightwsood Secondary School, Knightswood, City of Glasgow (Renfrewshire).
| NGR: | NS 53945 68909 |
| WGS84: | 55.89109, -4.33701 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 113 m |
| Altitude: | 27 m |
| Geology: | Limestone Coal Formation - ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone), late 19th Century.
Centrally located pit shaft site now buried within school grounds. Extensive workings in Garibaldi Clayband Ironstone, measuring c.780m from SW to NE extremities (approx. [NS 5362 6882] to [NS 5431 6918]) are contiguous with those of Jordanhill No.6 Pit (possibly separated by fault) & Skaterigg No.14 Pit (to E). AP shows survey dates from 1885-86.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Given coordinates from BGS Geoindex, which (together with Geol. Survey map) suggest a location in an alcove between school buildings. MRA map suggests a location under school yard at [NS NS 5398 6894], although 25" OS map may suggest an additional opening here.
Geol. Survey map of 1912 states 25 & 62 fms [46 & 113m] to Lower Possil & Garscadden blackband ironstone seams, respectively. 1987 shows variation on these depths (Garibaldi CB.I at 133.5m).
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This entry was last updated: 2026-03-01 16:31:02
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