Scottish shale Scottish shale

Cappers No.4 pit ?

Alternative names:
Moss pit
Parish:
Bathgate, Linlithgowshire
Local authority:
West Lothian
Ownership:
Opened:
post 1855
Closed:
pre 1883

Pit within the former Cappers plantation in the lands of Polkemmet, 54 ft deep. Identity is uncertain;, marked as No.2 pit on one plan. Seemingly linked to Cappers No.1 pit by tramway.

  • Location of pits, and boundary of the Polkemmet lands.