Scottish shale Scottish shale

Roman Camp No.7 mine

Parish:
Uphall, Linlithgowshire
Local authority:
West Lothian
Seams worked:
Dunnet Shale
Opened:
1937
Closed:
1951
Current status of site:
Mine site now occupied by private residence
Regional overview:

romancamp7mine.jpg

Inclined adit

Serving Roman Camp Oil Works

A new mine developed to boost shale production during World War Two. Shale was transported by tramway to Roman Camp No.6 mine.

Shale-field: Pumpherston shale-field.

Mapped by the Ordnance Survey of c.1895.

  • Location & workings at Roman Camp No.7 mine
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  • Detailed maps
  • Archive images

  • Drawings

    Recent images

  • External references
    • Coal Authority Mine Abandonment Catalogue No. 15061, showing workings in Dunnet Shale, abandoned in 1951.

  • Accident records
    • Oral history transcript: Mr Archibald Fairley