Family and work stuff means I've had sod-all time to do anything recently, but a family holiday on Arran a few weeks ago was a good excuse to get underground 
Corrie and Sannox are two villages next to each other on the Northeast coast of the island - the mines aren't linked, though. The first one I explored was the limestone mine above Corrie. The mine follows a seam down at about 45 degrees, with several entrances.
There's some evidence of trackways on the surface, and some underground too - this was about 200m in.
Much of the mine is distinctly dodgy, though - lots of evidence of fresh rockfall, and in some places the limestone was just hanging off the ceiling - I was pretty nervous sitting under this
On the surface, there are some derelict lime furnaces:
And the bottom mine is used for storage:
Next, up in Glen Sannox, is a barytes mine that first operated in the 1860s before closing and reopening briefly around WW1.
The mine follows a near-vertical fault - the lowest adit is very flooded.
The next one up looks promising, though waders will be needed.
But the one above that was do-able.
Finally, a view from the top adit, showing the trackway leading to the middle adit.
That's it
Corrie and Sannox are two villages next to each other on the Northeast coast of the island - the mines aren't linked, though. The first one I explored was the limestone mine above Corrie. The mine follows a seam down at about 45 degrees, with several entrances.
There's some evidence of trackways on the surface, and some underground too - this was about 200m in.
Much of the mine is distinctly dodgy, though - lots of evidence of fresh rockfall, and in some places the limestone was just hanging off the ceiling - I was pretty nervous sitting under this
On the surface, there are some derelict lime furnaces:
And the bottom mine is used for storage:
Next, up in Glen Sannox, is a barytes mine that first operated in the 1860s before closing and reopening briefly around WW1.
The mine follows a near-vertical fault - the lowest adit is very flooded.
The next one up looks promising, though waders will be needed.
But the one above that was do-able.
Finally, a view from the top adit, showing the trackway leading to the middle adit.
That's it
