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Stoneheap limestone pit

Parish:
Whitburn, Linlithgowshire
Local authority:
West Lothian
Opened:
post 1895
Closed:
pre 1914
Current status of site:
Remains of a bing, with areas of subsidence marking the location of shafts

A pit in the lands of Stoneheap, identity unconfirmed, "said to be 10 fathoms to the Levenseat Limestone" No indication of the pit is marked on the 1895 OS map, however a bing and linear embankment close to site are shown in the 1914 map. A low grassed bing and areas of subsidence mark the site of the bing, although any features to the south have been obliterated by construction of a poultry farm..

  • Location of pit, and boundary of the lands of Stoneheap
    Stoneheap 1914 Stoneheap aerial Stoneheap lidar
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