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Barbauchlaw Pit No.2

Armadale, Mount Pleasant, West Lothian.

NGR:NS 93410 68210
WGS84:55.89518, -3.70606
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:92 m
Altitude:Not recorded
Geology:Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation
Tags:Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Mine (coal & ironstone), 19th Century.

Marked on 1856 OS map as 'Barbauchlaw Pit No2 (Coal & Ironstone)', served by tram road. Pit demolished prior to 1895, as shown by 2nd ed. OS map.

Site now buried below the back garden of either 117 or 119 Mount Pleasant, Armadale (according to geol. survey & MRA maps).

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Geol. survey map states 'A.SB at 50 fms' [Armadale Slatyband Ironstone at 92m].

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