Addiewell No.18 mine

Parish:

West Calder, Midlothian

Local authority:

West Lothian

Seams worked:

Houston Coal

Closed:

Last worked 1874

Current status of site:

Grassed open space created following the landscaping of Addiewell south bing

Regional overview:

Mines in the Addiewell area

Inclined adit to the Houston coal

A coal mine exploiting a small reserve of Houston Coal lying to the east of Addiewell Chemical Works.

No clear surface remains surviving when mapped by Ordnance survey in c.1893.

Location & workings at Addiewell No.18 coal mine

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