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Country code |
GB |
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Repository code |
234 |
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Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
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Reference |
RHP420 |
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Title |
Plan of the mineral workings in the lands of Torbanehil, West Lothian |
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Dates |
1852 |
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Access status |
Open |
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Access conditions |
This record has been digitally imaged and will not be produced for readers. The digital images may be seen in the NRS Search Rooms on the 'Virtual Volumes' system. |
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Location |
On site (Sighthill) |
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Description |
'Plan of the mineral workings in the lands of Torbanehill as leased by Messrs James Russell and Son in 1852'. Copied from plan furnished by lessees by William Robertson.
[1:1600] 1 inch = 2 Imperial chains. 572 x 1374 mm. Hand coloured. Lithograph. Annotated in ink. Linen backing.
Mining plan of Torbanehall (Torbanehill) coloured to show argillo-bitumen and ironstone workings, Underground workings with longwall from 7 May 1861 to 23 April 1870 shown. Nos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, garden, Inchcross and Air Pits noted. Small area of ironstone working shown in north-west corner of plan. Location of bores relating to thicknesses of 'torbanite' or Boghead gas coal. Torbanehall and Mains farms, gardens, field boundaries, plantations, turnpike and private roads noted. names of adjacent property. Also Ordnance Survey (1:10,560) plan marked with land and location of pits - RHP421 |
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Level |
Item |
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Extent |
1 plan, folded |
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Related material |
CS |
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Archival history |
Supplementary list of maps and plans produced in Court of Session Processes. |
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