Northfield Shale Mine

Cousland, Dalkeith, Midlothian.

NGR:	NT 37640 68630
WGS84:	55.90672, -2.99904
Length:	Not recorded
Vert. Range:	Not recorded
Altitude:	Not recorded
Geology:	Shale
Tags:	Mine, Adit, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost
Registry:	second

Mine (Shale).

Small-scale workings that extended E from former quarry face for c.100 m. Two neighbouring mine adits labelled at NE wall of quarry (E of ) on govt survey / abandonment plan (see links section), although AP shows five separated by pillars. The site has been returned to agriculture, now buried due to infill of quarry.

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: Separate to Northfield Limestone Mine.

Given 8 fig. NGR coordinates derived using OS georef tool (using 1955 NG map).

Links and Resources:

Abandonment Plan (BGS, AP7616.3): B.P.M.C. Ltd. Properties Of Caledonian Branch. Section 3. Northfield Mine. - View
Abandonment Plan (BGS, AP7616.4): B.P.M.C. Ltd. Caledonian Branch Reference Plan - Govt. Survey - View

This entry was last updated: 2025-10-08 18:42:45

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