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Palacecraig, Airdrie, Lanarkshire.
| NGR: | NS 75725 63745 |
| WGS84: | 55.85084, -3.98664 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 119 m |
| Altitude: | 117 m |
| Geology: | Kiltongue Coal, Lower Drumgray Coal, Ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Coal & Ironstone), operational 1850s / abandoned pre-1897.
Shaft site now buried below area of vacant shrubland. An air shaft that is marked on OS maps c.230 m to the NE (NS 7584 6395), now buried beneath grassy area within housing estate at S end of Cromarty Rd, may be associated with this mine. The Faskine No.1 coal pit, which reached the Ell Coal at 23 fms [42m], was located c. 50m to the SE.
Alternative Names: Cairnhill Ironstone Pit, No.3 Cairnhill
Notes: Shown as 'Ironstone Pit' on 1864 OS map, although Geol. Survey map only states Kiltongue & Lower Drumgray coal seams at 95 & 109 fms, respectively [174 & 119m]. Pit name taken from BGS map of 1988.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-02-25 05:44:07
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