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Barbauchlaw No.7 pit

Opened:
post 1855
Closed:
28th November 1878 - abandonment plan No. 908

Pit in the lands of Barbauchlaw.

  • Location of pit, and boundary of the lands of Barbauchlaw

    References

    barbauchlaw 7

    Elizabeth Robertson or Burton, a pitheadman's wife, and Catherine Ramsay or Christie, a widow, both from Armadale, were charged with theft of quantity of coals from No. 7 Barbauchlaw Pit, parish of Bathgate, on previous day, pled guilty, and were sentenced to ten days' imprisonment each.

    Falkirk Herald, 16th December 1869

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    Airlie's railway map of 1875 shows a branch of the North British Railway with "Barbauchley No.7" close to its terminus. It is hard to reconcile this map with the known location of many of the pits marked on it.

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