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Kiniver Drive, Drumchapel, City of Glasgow (Dumbartonshire).
| NGR: | NS 52471 70307 |
| WGS84: | 55.90320, -4.36132 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 107 m |
| Altitude: | 37 m |
| Geology: | Upper Possil Ironstone, Knightswood Gas Coal |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Coal & Ironstone), c.1880s.
Given coordinates place shaft below either front garden or adjacent section of street tarmac. Blairdardie Colliery operated from 1854-85; Pit No.4 probably worked in the latter stages.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Geol. Survey map of 1987 states Upper Possil [blackband] Ironstone at 52.1, & Knightwood Gas Coal at 107m.
Colliery owners: Robertson & Harvie (1854-1860), Dr Robertson (1865-1866), James Robertson (1869), Merry & Cunninghame (1870-1880), W.S. Dixon & Co. (1885)
Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-03-02 13:06:29
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