MineArchiveMines in Glasgow
Glasgow's own extractive history is largely buried beneath the city, but its southern edge — Darnley, Nitshill and the Brock Burn valley — carries one of the earliest documented records in the west of Scotland: limestone leased at Over Darnley in 1610 and coal worked by 1615. Limestone, fireclay and coal were still being taken there into the twentieth century, the fireclay feeding kilns that made bricks, pipes and sanitary ware. Much of that ground is now the Dams to Darnley Country Park.
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| Mine | Worked | Commodities |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkenhead Colliery | From 1894–1915 | Coal |
| Bogles Hole Pit | — | Coal |
| Calderbank Colliery | By 1874–after 1929 | Coal |
| Daldowie Colliery | 1877–1924 | Coal |
| Darnley Lime Works | By 1610–c. 1959 | Limestone, Fireclay |
| Foxley Colliery | By 1898–1925 | Coal |
| Govan Colliery | By the 18th century–19th century | Coal |
| Kenmuirhill Colliery | By 1850–1927 (seams abandoned) | Coal |
| Knightswood Colliery | c. 1839–by 1896 | Coal, Ironstone |
| Lochwood Colliery | By 1880–1914 or the 1920s | Coal |
| Robroyston Colliery | ended by 1933 | Coal, Ironstone |
| Shettleston Colliery | By 1862–1936 | Coal |
| Victoria Pit, Nitshill | — | Coal |
Record created: 4 September 2026 · Last researched: 4 September 2026