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West Handaxwood Farm, SE of Fauldhouse, Midlothian (West Lothian).
| NGR: | NS 94710 60000 |
| WGS84: | 55.82173, -3.68209 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | 22 m |
| Altitude: | 221 m |
| Geology: | Curdly Ironstone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Ironstone), 19th Century.
Opened post-1855, & closed pre-1893. Shaft site now buried below farm yard gravel.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Geol. Survey map states: "Cur. 12 or 14 fms" [Curdly Ironstone at 22 or 26 m].
1895 OS map (surveyed 1893) shows shaft as flooded, whilst shaft is absent from 1856 map (surveyed 1854-55).
Given 8 fig. NGR based on OS georef' tool (geol. map).
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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-13 21:04:13
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