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Crofthead [1]

Lanrigg Avenue, Fauldhouse, West Lothian.

NGR:NS 93570 61370
WGS84:55.83378, -3.70082
Length:Not recorded
Vert. Range:164.5 m
Altitude:244 m
Geology:Crofthead Slatyband Ironstone
Tags:Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:second

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

Shaft buried beneath road tarmac on bend of Lanrigg Ave, just S of playpark (according to MRA map).

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Labelled as 'Old Shaft' on 1st Ed. OS map (1856), and 90 fms to C.SB on geological survey map.

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