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Cobbinshaw Pits

Shale Oil Mine (19th Century) - (20th Century), Shale Oil Works (19th Century), Tramway (19th Century) - (20th Century)

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Recorded parish
West Calder
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Cobbinshaw Pits is a shale oil mine in West Lothian, Scotland.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 85586

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  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Darrin Antrobus, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Alan O'Dowd, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • M J Richardson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jim Smillie, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.joinmychurch.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Cobbinshaw HillShale Oil Mine (19th Century) - (20th Century), Tramway(s) (19th Century) - (20th Century), Water Tank (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 748 ydSouth Cobbinshaw, United Free ChurchChurch (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 932 ydCrosswoodhillFarmhouse · 1610 ydTarbraxRig and Furrow (medieval) - (post Medieval), Village (19th Century) - (20th Century) · 1708 ydCobbinshaw Reservoir, CausewayCauseway · 1.0 miCobbinshaw ReservoirReservoir · 1.1 miNorth CobbinshawFarmstead · 1.1 miTarbrax, Tarbrax Road, Tarbrax ChurchChurch (20th Century) - (20th Century), House (20th Century) · 1.1 miCobbinshawFlat Axehead (bronze) · 1.2 miCraiglockhart - Castle Greg - CastledykesRoman Road (roman) (possible) · 1.3 miLawhead FarmFarmhouse, Farmstead · 1.4 miPearie LawMountain / peak · 1.7 mi

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