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Boghall No.1 Pit Boghall No.4 Pit Boghall No.3 Pit Boghall Mine (Raeburn)
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Starlaw, Seafield, Blackburn, West Lothian.
| NGR: | NT 00595 67045 |
| WGS84: | 55.88625, -3.59079 |
| Length: | Not recorded |
| Vert. Range: | Not recorded |
| Altitude: | 155 m |
| Geology: | Houston Coal, Fells Shale? |
| Tags: | Mine, Shaft, ManMade, Archaeo, Lost, CoalMine |
| Registry: | second |
Mine (Coal, & Oil Shale?) c.1870s.
Small-scale workings within coal. Shaft site now grass-covered within field with no surviving surface features.
Alternative Names: Boghall No.2 coal pit, Starlaw No. 2 Pit?
Notes: Owned by E. Meldrum & Co., & Uphall Mineral Oil Co. Ltd.
Given coordinates derived from BGS GeoIndex (which labels site as a shale pit). Labelled as 'Old Shaft' on 1897 OS map.
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This entry was last updated: 2026-03-29 14:38:07
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