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Raw Farm, Calderwood, Midlothian (West Lothian).
| NGR: | NT 09560 68090 |
| WGS84: | 55.89741, -3.44787 |
| Length: | 300 m |
| Vert. Range: | 65 m |
| Altitude: | 114 m |
| Geology: | Burdiehouse Limestone |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Mine/Pit (Limestone), late 19th to early 20th Century.
Modest-scale pillar-and-stall limestone workings (mostly between Raw Farm and B7031 road, and extending just N of Main St) formerly accessed by centrally-located pit at given coordinates. Distance between NW and SE extremities is approx 300 m, although combined passage length will be significantly longer. See abandonment plan (in links) for detailed layout.
Shaft site now returned to agriculture.
Alternative Names: Camps Pit
Notes: Operated by Coltness Iron Company, and abandoned 1913.
"Raw Camps Mine" buildings, served by mineral railway, shown on 1894 OS map.
Given depth based on difference between surface / pit bottom depths annotated on AP. Escape shaft was located just E of main shaft.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-01-13 20:33:47
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