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Castlehill No.1 Pit

Antonine Road, Bearsden, Dumbartonshire.

NGR:NS 52660 72525
WGS84:55.92316, -4.35951
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:73 m
Altitude:93 m
Geology:Blackband ironstone
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Mine (Ironstone).

Given coordinates place site of shaft, sunk to Garscadden blackband ironstone, buried under residential grounds of Antonine Road cul-de-sac.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Labelled as '40 fms to Gars. Ironstone' [73m to Garscadden Ironstone] & 'No.1 Castlehill' on Geol. Survey 1912 & 1953 maps, respectively. Features absent from both 1898 & 1863 OS maps. Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.

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This entry was last updated: 2026-03-02 10:25:37

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