Handaxwood No.3 Pit

Leven Seat, Gladsmuir Hills, S of Fauldhouse, Midlothian (West Lothian).

NGR:	NS 93750 58270
WGS84:	55.80598, -3.69673
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	26 m
Altitude:	279 m
Geology:	Curdly Ironstone
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, Tunnel, ManMade, Lost
Registry:	second

Mine (Ironstone), late 19th Century.

Workings contiguous with those of pits 1, 2 & 4. Operated and abandoned by William Dixon Ltd in 1873. Shaft site buried below late pasture (possibly lost to any extended opencast mining).

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Workings shown as 'old waste workings' (i.e. probably collapsed) on No.5 abandonment plan. Curdley Ironstone seam 4-8 inch-thick.

Geol. Survey map states: "14 fms to Cur." [26 m to Curdly Ironstone]. Labelled as 'old shaft' on 1895 OS map, and absent from 1853 Ed. (surveyed 1852).

Given 8 fig. NGR based on OS georef tool (geol. map).

Links and Resources:

Abandonment Plan (BGS, AP167): Handaxwood Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4 - View
Abandonment Plan (BGS, AP3842): Handaxwood Nos. 1 To 5 - View
Scottish Shale: Handaxwood No.3 pit - Link
Geological Survey map, 1922. Lanarkshire XIV.SW - View
OS 6" map, 1895 (surveyed 1893). Edinburghshire X.SW - View

This entry was last updated: 2026-01-13 21:09:10

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