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Eldrick Avenue, Fauldhouse, West Lothian.
| NGR: | NS 93150 60350 |
| WGS84: | 55.82453, -3.70712 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 88 m |
| Altitude: | 221 m |
| Geology: | Crofthead Slatyband Ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone), 19th Century.
Site now buried below residential grounds, according to geological survey map.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Iron Mine marked at this site on 1854 Ed. OS map, and absent from 1909 Ed. on which remnant bings are shown.
48 fms (88m) to C.SI (Crofthead Slatyband Ironstone) on geological survey map.
Given 8 fig. NGR based on OS map georef' tool (using geol survey map). MRA map places it slightly closer to road of Eldrick Ave.
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