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Benthead [Ironstone Pit] (2)

Greenburn Golf Couse, Fauldhouse, West Lothian.

NGR:NS 92970 60010
WGS84:55.82144, -3.70985
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:88 m
Altitude:219 m
Geology:Crofthead Slatyband Ironstone
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

Mine (Ironstone), mid or early 19th Century.

Shaft site probably buried beside golf green, adjacent to overgrown remnant bing.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: "Iron Mine" depicted as being operational on 1st Ed. OS map. Geol. Survey map states "C.SB at 48 fms" [Crofthead Slatyband Ironstone at 88 m].

Given 8 fig. NGR location based on OS georef' tool (using geol. survey map). MRA map places shaft just SW at wooded mound, but this may be the associated bing.

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