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Waterstone, N of Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, West Lothian.
| NGR: | NT 06020 74450 |
| WGS84: | 55.95385, -3.50667 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 133 m |
| Geology: | Broxburn Shale |
| Tags: | Mine, Adit, Shaft, Trial, Lost |
| Registry: | second |
Trial Pit / Adit (Oil Shale), pre-1895 / post-1854.
Shaft site now buried below field boundary. Now-blocked adit marked on MRA map at ~[NT 0599 7438], placing it at wooded N margin of road.
Alternative Names: None recorded.
Notes: Labelled as "Old Trial Pit" on 1897 OS map. Absent from 1856 Ed. Assumed shale mine as Geol. Survey map suggests that outcrop of Broxburn Shale runs between the adit & shaft.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-02-18 19:26:52
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