Scottish shale Scottish shale

Levenseat No.3 fireclay mine

Parish:
West Calder, Midlothian
Local authority:
West Lothian
Owner:
Glenboig Union Fireclay Co. Ltd
Closed:
1963
Regional overview:

Mine in the lands of Handaxwood to the Lower Millstone Grit Fireclay.

  • The 1938 List of Mines records Levenseat No.3, owned by General Refractories Ltd, Manager R. Prentice, employing 4 men underground, 4 on the surface - working Fireclay.
  • The 1948 List of Mines records Levenseat No.3, owned by General Refractories Ltd, employing 19 men underground, 4 on the surface - working the Glenboig Lower Fireclay.
  • Location of mine and boundaries of the lands of Handaxwood