Scottish shale Scottish shale

Woodmuir - early pits (north) 4

Parish:
West Calder, Midlothian
Local authority:
West Lothian

Shaft in the lands of Woodmuir, one of a group of Woodmuir - early pits (north)

An abandoned pit shaft marked of 1939 6" Geological Survey map. Not marked on the 1855 OS map, but shown as a crescent shaped earthwork on the 1895 edition. The earthwork (presumably the circular margins of a shaft, sliced through on one side by a road) is still clearly evident.