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Hilltop House coal pit, located approximately 250 metres north-north-west of Hilltop House in Linlithgowshire, is an ancient coal extraction site reflective of Scotland's early industrial exploitation of coal resources. The pit represents the type of small-scale, surface or shallow coal workings that characterised Scottish coal mining before the advent of deep shaft mining and mechanised extraction in the later eighteenth century. Such pits are typically difficult to date precisely without archaeological investigation, though their presence across Linlithgowshire indicates the region's long history of coal extraction to supply local domestic and industrial needs. The site survives as an archaeological monument testament to the pre-industrial extractive industries that formed an important part of the Scottish lowland economy.
Hilltop House, coal pit 250m NNW of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11225. View the official record →
Hilltop House coal pit, located approximately 250 metres north-north-west of Hilltop House in Linlithgowshire, is an ancient coal extraction site reflective of Scotland's early industrial exploitation of coal resources. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11225.
Hilltop House, coal pit 250m NNW of 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 SM11225.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cairnpapple Hill, prehistoric ceremonial complex (0.8 km), Castlethorn, fort and standing stones 500m ESE of Torphichen Mains (0.9 km), Windywa's Silvermine, silvermine 300m SW of Wester Tartraven (1 km).
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