Brucefield Mine

Brucefield Industrial Estate, Bellsquarry, Livingston, Midlothian (West Lothian).

NGR:	NT 04490 64590
WGS84:	55.86499, -3.52768
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	163 m
Geology:	Burdiehouse Limestone
Tags:	Mine, Quarry, Adit, ManMade, Lost
Registry:	second

Mine, Quarry (limestone), late 19th Century.

Small-scale but complex subsurface limestone workings, main part being located below the margins of Brucefield Park East (road). Entrances from former-opencast area shown on abandonment plan (see links) now infilled. Site of the buried shaft (at given coordinates) is in a patch of woodland, whilst the site of the infilled adit is possibly occupied by grassy roadside ground at [NT 0452 6466].

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Mine abandoned in 1890.

Disused workings labelled 'Brucefield Mine' with shaft on 1895 OS map. Given 8 fig. coordinates are for the shaft.

Links and Resources:

Abandonment Plan (BGS, AP15262): Plan Of Brucefield Limestone Workings 1890. Proprietor: John Wilson Esq. Tenants: Messrs. Henderson & Hands - View
OS 25" map, 1895. Edinburghshire V.15 - View
MRA Ref: 304664-004

This entry was last updated: 2026-01-13 20:50:06

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