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Mortonhall No.9 mine
| Location | 55.890298, -3.157664,  |
|---|---|
| Shale-field | Burdiehouse and Straiton shale-fields |
| Dates opened and closed | Abandoned 1900 |
| Owner | Clippens Oil Company Ltd (Old), Clippens Oil Company Ltd (New) |
| Type of working | Inclined adit |
| Seams worked | Dunnet Shale |
| Oil works served | Pentland Paraffin Oil Works |
| Current status of site | Margins of the Edinburgh City Bypass |
Background
A substantial mine, assumed to be Mortonhall No. 9.
See Pentland No. 1 & 2 for an overview of shale mining in the Straiton area.
Maps
Ordnance Survey maps reproduced by kind permission of the Trustees of the National Library of Scotland.
- (1) 25" OS map c.1894, showing the mine in operation, with an adit heading south east
- (2) 25" OS map c.1907, showing the mine in derelict condition
- (3) Aerial image c.2005
Underground Workings
- (1) Rough extent of workings in the Dunnet and Broxburn Shale from mines and pits in the Straiton area, plotted on 6" OS map
- (2) As (1), plotted on aerial image
Drawings
- (1) Mine survey plan, identifying main adit as "No.50" and latest date of working as November 1887. (British Geological Survey LSP629 (16390-01))
- (2) Plan (1), scaled and superimposed on 6" OS map
Recent Images
- (1) View looking west towards the Pentland Hills. No. 9 would have been sited centre left, now an approach road and embankment of the Edinburgh city by-pass
References
- Coal Authority Mine Abandonment Catalogue No. 5913, showing workings in the Dunnet, Broxburn and Fells Shales from Straiton No. 3, 4, 7, 8; Mortonhall No. 9, 10, Pentland No. 1 , 2 and Oakbank, abandoned in 1900.
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