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Pottishaw Road, Whitburn, West Lothian.
| NGR: | NS 96910 66300 |
| WGS84: | 55.87879, -3.64939 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 158 m |
| Geology: | Passage Formation - Bents Fireclay |
| Tags: | Mine, Adit, Shaft, ManMade, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (fireclay), 1964-75.
Extensive grid-like mine complex extending N-S from roughly NW of Standhill to E of Pottishaw Farm. The two neighbouring drift mine entrances (No.1 & No.2) were located approx midway along the E side of the complex by the given coordinates. See abandonment plan (in links) for detailed layout.
Replaced the Northrigg No.7 Pit [Site #8228], extracting fireclay, blaes and other refractory minerals / brick -making materials. The shaft(s) have been treated and the site occupied by a car park in an industrial estate on Pottishaw Road.
Alternative Names: Pottishaw Pit
Notes: Operated by United Fireclay Products Ltd, abandoned in 1982.
Adits / shaft currently under the car park of the Aldi regional office (based on MRA map).
Then-active workings shown on 1971 NG map.
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This entry was last updated: 2025-10-08 22:33:14
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