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Essenside Avenue, Drumchapel, City of Glasgow (Dumbartonshire).
| NGR: | NS 53021 70626 |
| WGS84: | 55.90623, -4.35271 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 174 m |
| Altitude: | 26 m |
| Geology: | Upper Possil Ironstone, Possil Main Coal |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Coal & Ironstone), c.1875-90.
Shaft, sunk to Possil Main Coal, now buried below open grassy parkland by SW corner of Essenside Ave. Extensive longwall workings in Main Coal accompanied by modest-scale blackband ironstone workings (Upper Possil) worked from a depth of 139m (see mine/abandonment plans in refs for extent). Operated by William Dixon Ltd, who closed the mine in 1890.
Alternative Names: Drumchapel No.3 Pit
Notes: Conflict in No.2/No.3 naming with different plans / maps stating different names. MRA map suggests only one shaft is located around this locality. Named as No.2 & No.3 Pit on mine plans S1429 & S1556, respectively.
Geol. Survey map of 1987 states UPI at 139m, & PM at 173.7m. The 1953 Ed. states 'Pit No.2 Drumchapel' with UPI & PM at 80 & 96 fms [146 & 176m], respectively.
Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.
Colliery Owners: Merry & Cunninghame (1875), J.M. & N. Robson (1880), W.S. Dixon & Co. (1885), Wm Dixon Ltd (1890).
Hydrographic Feeds: None
Hydrographic Resurgences: None
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This entry was last updated: 2026-06-10 13:24:06
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