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HilderstonSilver Mine (Lounny's Hole) Croft Shaft [Hilderston] King Jamie's Silver Mines (adit [1]) [Hilderston] Hilderston Silver Mine (Blocked Adit) Hilderston Silver Mine (Lime Craig Shaft) Hilderston Silver Mine (Washing House Shaft) South Quarry Lime Works (Lime Kiln [1]) King Jamie's Silver Mine (Bell Pit [6]) [Hilderston] King Jamie's Silver MIne (Bell Pit [1]) [Hilderston] South Quarry Lime Works (Lime Kiln [2]) Last Shaft [Hilderston] King Jamie's Silver Mine (Bell Pit [5]) [Hilderston] Hilderston Silver Mine (2 Fathom Shaft) South Quarry Lime Works (Lime KIln[3]) King Jamie's Silver Mine (Bell Pit [2]) [Hilderston] South Quarry Lime Works (rising [1]) South Quarry Lime Works (rising [2]) King Jamie's Silver MIne (Bell Pit [3]) [Hilderston] Hilderston Silver Mine (South Quarry Adit) King Jamie's Silver Mine (Bell Pit [4]) [Hilderston]
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Wester Tartravan, near Cairnpapple, West Lothian.
| NGR: | NS 99057 71590 |
| WGS84: | 55.92675, -3.61706 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | Not recorded |
| Geology: | Not recorded |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Supposedly the site of the main shaft of the later 18th/19thcentury lead/silver mine at Hilderston. Now infilled and marked only by a small spoil heap in the middle of a field.
Depth was presumably 13 fathoms and would have connected to the adits on the west side of South Quarry Lime Works.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Hydrographic Feeds: None
Hydrographic Resurgences: None
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This entry was last updated: 2025-08-31 20:30:54
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