Addiewell No.2 mine

Parish:

West Calder, Midlothian

Local authority:

West Lothian

Ownership:

James Young & Co.

Seams worked:

Grey Shale

Opened:

Opened c. 1864

Closed:

Closed c.1865

Current status of site:

Grassed open space following land renewal. No surviving trace of mine head structures

Regional overview:

Mines in the Addiewell area

Inclined shaft

A short-lived mine following the seam of Grey Shale from its outcrop. The workings appear to link underground to those of Addiewell No. 3 Mine.

Little trace remained of the surface features when mapped by the Ordnance Survey in c.1893.

See "Mines and pits in the Addiewell area" for further background.

Location & workings at Addiewell No.2 mine

Detailed maps