Torbanehill No.7 pit

Parish:

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire

Local authority:

West Lothian

Ownership:

James Russel and Son

Opened:

c.1854

Closed:

c.1875?

Current status of site:

Site subsequent Northrigg No.7, then served as the base of opencast operations - no original surface features survive.

Regional overview:

Mines in the Boghead coal

A pit in the lands of Torbanehill to the Boghead Coal, common coal and ironstone, with a shaft about 41 fathoms (75m.) deep, served by the Torbane branch of the Monkland Railway. Northrigg No.7 pit subsequently sunk at the location

According to the OS Name Book OS1/34/9/42 c.1854:

About 45 chains East South East of Torbane. This pit is also in an unfinished state and will be about 40 fathoms deep & worked by an engine of 15 horse power - The Company will work it also - It contains both coal & ironstone.

location of pit and boundaries of the lands of Torbanehill

25" OS map c.1855, courtesy National Library of Scotland

1:2500 OS map c.1856, courtesy National Library of Scotland

aerial view

lidar view