A small stone cairn close to the Haig Colliery. The plaque reads 'This shaft was sunk in 1750 by Carlisle Spedding the mining agent for the Lowther Family. The 1793 it had reached a depth of 160 fathoms which at that time made it the deepest pit in the world'. 160 fathoms is approximately 960 feet or 295 metres.

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