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Bridge-end [Ironstone Pit]

Bride-end, Fauldhouse, Midlothian (West Lothian).

NGR:NS 93686 59645
WGS84:55.81832, -3.69829
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:Not recorded
Altitude:230 m
Geology:Crofthead Slatyband Ironstone
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

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

Shaft site now located within plantation, presumably buried/infilled.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Marked as 'Shaft' on OS 1st Ed. 6" map in area that geol. survey map annotates with "refuse tips from C.SB [Crofthead Slatyband Ironstone] workings".

Given coordinates approximate due to significant offset on OS georef' tool (1st Ed 6"), supported by MRA map.

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