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Woodmuir - early pits (north) 6

Parish:
West Calder, Midlothian
Local authority:
West Lothian
Opened:
post 1855
Closed:
pre 1895

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

An abandoned pit shaft not shown on the 1939 6" Geological Survey map. It is not marked on the 1855 OS map, but shown on the 1895 OS map as a circular bank surrounding a shaft. These earthworks survive within woodland.