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Handaxwood No.2 Pit

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

NGR:NS 93960 58510
WGS84:55.80818, -3.69348
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:20 m
Altitude:Not recorded
Geology:Curdly Ironstone
Tags:Mine, Quarry, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Mine (Ironstone), abandoned 1873.

Workings contiguous with those of pits 1, 3 & 4. Shaft was driven down to Curdly Ironstone at a depth of 20 m. Shaft probably destroyed by quarry, now flooded. Operated by William Dixon Ltd.

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.

Given 8 fig. NGR derived from OS georef. tool (using geol. survey map).

Annotated on geol. survey map as "11 fms to Cur." [20 m to Curdly Ironstone].

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