Myres Burn
Barytes Mine (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Myres Burn
Classification Barytes Mine (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 43752
Site Number NS54NE 33
NGR NS 569 462
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council East Renfrewshire
- Parish Eaglesham
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Eastwood
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS54NE 33 569 462.
In an angle of the Myres Burn, a small barytes mine comprises a main shaft, two spoil heaps of barytes, a flat flooring, possibly for store, now removed, and a length of solidly faced stone dyke along the river to prevent seepage. From the floor platform a narrow, slightly hollow hard track runs west in the direction of Myres.
An isolated shaft, perhaps exploratory, lies some distance off to the ESE.
W Lonie and F Newall 1976.
(Location cited as NS 569 462) Eaglesham Barytes Mine: some shafts and a level. Flooded.
Grampian Speleological Group 2008.
The 1st edition Ordnance Survey 25-inch map (Renfrewshire, 1857) depicts ground disturbance on the N and S banks of the Myres Burn at NS 5668 4621 and NS 5683 4617. This is probably the Myres Hill Barytes Mine remains as described by Lonie and Newall (1976) and Grampian Speleological Group (2008).
Information from RCAHMS (MMD) 18 August 2008.
Reference (2008)
(Location cited as NS 569 462) Eaglesham Barytes Mine: some shafts and a level. Flooded.
Grampian Speleological Group 2008.
