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West Handaxwood [Shaft 2]

West Handaxwood, SE of Fauldhouse, Midlothian (West Lothian).

NGR:NS 94710 59830
WGS84:55.82020, -3.68203
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:225 m
Geology:Curdly Ironstone
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Mine (Ironstone) late 19th Century.

Shaft site now occupied by small plantation area.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Shaft to Curdly Ironstone marked on geol. survey map. Marked as 'old shaft' on 1895 OS map, and absent from earlier eds.

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

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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-13 21:04:19

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