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Craighead [Ironstone Mine] East Handaxwood Mine East Handaxwood [Air Mine]
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Breich Bridge, W of Breich, Midlothian.
| NGR: | NS 95380 60830 |
| WGS84: | 55.82933, -3.67172 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 195 m |
| Geology: | Curdly Ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Adit, ManMade, Archaeo |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone), c.1870.
Adit in Curdly Ironstone marked on Geol. Survey map, site within woodland along SE bank of the Breich Water.
""A mine was driven about the year 1870 from the right bank of the Breich Water, a little above Breich Bridge, presumably to catch the seam to the dip of the old workings, but, although it reached a bed of "Curdly ball ironstone," the workings only continued a few months." [Geological Survey]
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Absent from historic OS maps.
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