Scottish shale Scottish shale

Benthead unidentified pit 5

Parish:
Whitburn, Linlithgowshire
Local authority:
West Lothian
Ownership:
Opened:
pre 1855
Closed:
pre 1895
Current status of site:
Bing largely extant

Ironstone pit in the lands of Benthead. Shown on the 1855 OS map linked to the Fauldhouse road by a short tramway. Pithead building seemingly intact on the 1895 map, but marked as "Iron Mine (disused)".

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