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Hermand No.5 Mine Hermand Mine [Shuttlehall] Hermand Mine [Murray's Pool]
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Hermand, West Calder, Midlothian (West Lothian).
| NGR: | NT 03090 62420 |
| WGS84: | 55.84522, -3.54926 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 205 m |
| Geology: | Fells Shale |
| Tags: | Mine, Adit, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (shale), 19th Century.
"A mine at the outcrop of the Fells shale, supplying Hermand Oil Works. The workings appear to be linked to earlier Fells shale workings to the north. The nearby staging and crushers seem also to have processed the output of Hermand No.5 pit." [Scottish Shale]
Site now buried below field.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Operated by Hermand Oil Co. Ltd (1890). Closed 1894.
Given 8 fig. coordinates derived from Buddle Pit.
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