Fauldhouse No.8 Pit

Fauldhouse Moor, NW of Fauldhouse, West Lothian.

NGR:	NS 92160 61690
WGS84:	55.83634, -3.72344
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	229 m
Altitude:	269 m
Geology:	Crofthead Slatyband Ironstone
Tags:	Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:	second

Mine (Ironstone), 19th Century.

Shaft is located by the W end of mineral railway (now demolished) and close to SW margin of slateyband workings which connected to Pit No.9. The No.8 workings extended over 0.6 km to the NW dipping with a gradient of 1 in 14, and c.200 m to the SE.

Shaft site is now occupied by wasteland, below vegetation beside fork in track.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Operated by William Dixon Ltd, and abandoned in 1879.

Abandonment Plan states depth of 125 fathoms (228.6 m).

Given 8 fig. NGR coordinates derived using OS georef tool (considered accurate due to matching trackways).

Links and Resources:

Abandonment Plan (BGS, AP935): Plan Of The Nos. 8 & 9 Pits Fauldhouse Colliery Shewing The Workings In The Seam Locally Known As The Slateyband Ironstone Now Abandoned November 1878. Lessor: W.S. Dixon Esq.; Lessees: William Dixon (limited) - View
OS 25" map, 1897. Linlithgowshire XI.8 - View

This entry was last updated: 2025-10-07 14:00:57

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