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Stankards No.45 mine

Parish:
Uphall, Linlithgowshire
Local authority:
West Lothian
Ownership:
Young's Paraffin Light & Mineral Oil Co. Ltd.
Seams worked:
Broxburn Shale
Opened:
c.1910
Closed:
c.1912
Current status of site:
Covered by the landscaped site of Uphall Oil Works bing ; no trace of surface features remain
Regional overview:
Mines in the Broxburn area

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Inclined shaft at angle of 1 in 4

Serving Uphall Oil Works

A short-lived mine exploiting reserves worked previously from Stankards No.1 pit.

Shale-field: Broxburn shale-field.

Mapped by the Ordnance Survey of c.1897, prior to development of Stankards No.45; the "air shaft" presumably served Stankards No.1.

  • Location & workings at Stankards No.45 mine

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  • Detailed maps

    • Drawings

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  • External references

      • Coal Authority Mine Abandonment Catalogue No. 5874, showing workings in Upper Broxburn, Broxburn, and Grey Shales, abandoned in 1912.

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