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Haywood is a deserted mining village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated above bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period. The geological foundation of sandstones and mudstones that underlie the site reflects the coal-bearing strata characteristic of the Scottish coalfields. Exploitation of these mineral seams drove settlement and industrial development across the Lanarkshire landscape from the eighteenth century onwards.
The village itself represents the physical remains of a mining community that has since been abandoned. Such settlements typically developed rapidly around coalworking sites, with housing, infrastructure and associated structures arranged to serve the extractive industry. The abandonment of Haywood reflects broader patterns of mine closure and economic restructuring that reshaped industrial Scotland.
The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9684, recognising its significance as evidence of Scotland's mining heritage and the lived experience of coalfield communities. The earthworks and ruins that survive at Haywood preserve a record of domestic and working life during the period of intensive coal extraction that characterised the industrial development of Lanarkshire.
Haywood, deserted mining village is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9684. View the official record →
Haywood is a deserted mining village in Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated above bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9684.
Haywood, deserted mining village is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM9684.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Calla,broch 650m S of (6.1 km), Calla Doone, hut-circle 500m ESE of (6.4 km), Couthally Castle,Carnwath (6.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Haywood, deserted mining village's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Haywood, deserted mining village stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.