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Southfield
Colliery (19th Century), Shaft (19th Century), Spoil Heap (19th Century)
Site Name Southfield
Classification Colliery (19th Century), Shaft (19th Century), Spoil Heap (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Shotts
Canmore ID 86019
Site Number NS85NE 57
NGR NS 8939 5967
NGR Description NS 8939 5967 and NS 8939 5966
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/86019
- Council North Lanarkshire
- Parish Cambusnethan
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Motherwell
- Former County Lanarkshire
Field Visit (10 January 1995)
NS85NE 57 8939 5967 and 8939 5966
(NS 8939 5967). A shallow depression to the N of the spoil heap may represent the air shaft that is depicted on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Lanarkshire, 1899, sheet xiii). (CSW 3410).
(NS 8939 5966). This spoil heap is adjacent to the air shaft and is depicted on the 2nd edition of the OS 6-inch map (Lanarkshire, 1899, sheet xiii). (CSW 3411).
These remains are probably those of a coal mine.
Visited by RCAHMS (JRS, IF), 10 January 1995.
MS/731/11
