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Hopetoun No.12 Pit

McNeil Crescent, Armadale, Bathgate, West Lothian.

NGR:NS 93995 68800
WGS84:55.90060, -3.69694
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:97 m
Altitude:156 m
Geology:Scottish Lower Coal Measures Fm
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Mine (Ironstone).

Treated shaft now buried below care home.

Alternative Names: Hopetoun Colliery, No 12 Pit

Notes: Abandonment plan of fireclay mine notes "No.12 Pit 53 fms to ironstone".

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