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Balgray No.1 Mine

Balgray, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire.

NGR:NS 29395 53590
WGS84:55.74554, -4.71950
Length:150 m
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:92 m
Geology:Clayband ironstone
Tags:Mine, Adit, ManMade, Archaeo
Registry:second

Mine (Ironstone).

Two adits in E side of Gowkhouse Burn lead into an area of ironstone workings which (according to abandonment plan) extend ESE for c.150 m & were abandoned in 1918.

Alternative Names: Balgray Ironstone Mine

Notes: Condition of adits uncertain.

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