Go to the Main Scottish Cave and Mine Database Search PageMap with: Google Map, or OS Explorer Map from Streetmap.co.uk
None.
Go to the Main Scottish Cave and Mine Database Search Page
Hermand Birchwood, West Calder, Midlothian (West Lothian).
| NGR: | NT 02700 61920 |
| WGS84: | 55.84065, -3.55531 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 79 m |
| Altitude: | 210 m |
| Geology: | Broxburn Shale |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (shale), 19th Century.
"A pit sited within the lands of Birniehill farm. A "mineral railway" transported shale from No. 5 pit to staging and crushers, sited close to Hermand Oil Works, that also processed output from Hermand No.6 mine." [Scottish Shale]
Site now buried under grassy field.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Served Hermand Oil Works. Last worked 1892, abandoned 1894.
Given 8 fig. coordinates derived from OS georef' tool.
Links and Resources:
This entry was last updated: 2026-01-13 20:56:31
Errors or omissions in this information? Submit corrections/additions/comments for this entry to the registrars.
All database content Copyright 2026 Grampian Speleological Group.
Web Registry software by Matt Voysey.