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Baads No.17 Mine

Addiewell, West Calder, Midlothian (West Lothian).

NGR:NT 00420 61980
WGS84:55.84072, -3.59172
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:184 m
Geology:Hopetoun Member - Raeburn Shale
Tags:Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Mine (shale), c.1870-1873.

Inclined shaft, served Addiewell Oil Works. Shaft partially buried by prominent waste tip, combined with that from Baads No.15, set within agricultural land. [Scottish Shale]

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Given 8 fig. coordinates derived from OS georef' tool.

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