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Woodend No.2 pit

Parish:
Torphichen, Linlithgowshire
Local authority:
West Lothian
Ownership:
Opened:
c.1858
Closed:
c. 1890?
Current status of site:
Remains of the pit bing survives amongst rough grazing.

A pit in the lands of Woodend, shown as "disused" with some buildings intact on the 1895 OS map. Railway siding serving the pit was still extant in the 1950's

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