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Braehead, Fauldhouse, West Lothian.
| NGR: | NS 91720 60760 |
| WGS84: | 55.82789, -3.73009 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 260 m |
| Geology: | Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Coal, Ironstone & Fireclay), latest 19th to early 20th Century.
Both Braehead Colliery pits No.1 & 2 were producing both coal & ironstone in 1915, & also extracting fireclay by 1920. Site located on E side of abandoned mineral railway.
"Bing partly quarried, subsidence at site of pit shaft" [Scottish Shale]
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Coal produced from the Drumgray workings.
Owners: Owners: John Nimmo and Son, Ltd., Hirst Coal Co., Ltd., & Barr and Thornton Ltd.
Given 8 fig. NGR approximate. Strangely, Pit No.1 is absent from 1898 OS map despite shafts for Pit No.2 being shown.
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This entry was last updated: 2025-09-17 08:50:45
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