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Glen Shee Gardens, Carluke, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 86065 49490 |
| WGS84: | 55.72538, -3.81560 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 235 m |
| Geology: | Ironstone, Limestone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone & Limestone), abandoned pre-1859.
"This district was for long an important centre for the production of limestone, mainly for agricultural and fluxing purposes; and there are many abandoned quarries, mines and kilns... At Oldhill, Braidwood, Nellfield and Leemuir the Main Limestone was quarried. It had a thickness of 6 ft. at Nellfield; little can now be seen except some of the overlying beds at a few localities. The outcrop, somewhat folded and faulted, extended from Braidwood to 2½ m. beyond Leemuir. There were also shafts to the limestone at Oldhill and Langshaw." [Robertson, 1949]
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Labelled as Ironstone Pit (Disused) on 1864 OS map, and "Old Pits to IS & Lst" on Geol. Survey map.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-03-10 11:43:04
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