Polkemmet No.9 pit

Parish:

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire

Local authority:

West Lothian

Ownership:

The Shotts Iron Co.

Opened:

pre 1883

A pit in the lands of Polkemmet - location to be ascertained, workings linked to those of Harthill No.4 pit

The 1883 List of Mines records Polkemmet No.9 pit, owned by the Shotts Iron Co. Ltd. manager Robert Jamieson, working the Black Band Ironstone and gas coal by the longwall method, employing 3 on the surface and 3 underground. The upcast shaft was 5' x 5.5' and 132 ft deep. It was a non-fiery mine ventilated from No.4

The 1884 List of Mines records Polkemmet No.9 pit, owned by the Shotts Iron Co. Ltd. manager Robert Jamieson, working the Main coal by the longwall method, employing 3 on the surface and 4 underground. The upcast shaft was 5' x 5.5' and 132 ft deep. It was a non-fiery mine ventilated from Harthill No.4

The 1885 List of Mines records Polkemmet No.9 pit, owned by the Shotts Iron Co. Ltd., working the Main coal 4' by the stoop and room method, providing no further details.