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Bogside (Ironstone Pit)

Howes Street, Rosehall, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.

NGR:NS 73870 63499
WGS84:55.84815, -4.01613
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:91 m
Geology:Airdrie Blackband Ironstone
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Mine (Ironstone), abandoned pre-1859.

Given coordinates places site of buried shaft in residential garden grounds beside junction of Howes St / Burleigh St. Former bing now removed for housing development.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Labelled as 'Old Pit (Ironstone)' beside Bogside buildings on 1864 OS map. Shaft absent from Geol. Survey map, but faults labelled in Airdrie Blackband Ironstone (i.e. ironstone workings present at this locality).

Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-02-24 09:20:01

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