Burghlee Colliery

Location type

Mine

Name and dates

Burghlee Colliery (1860-1964)

Served by the Edinburgh, Loanhead and Roslin Railway.
Served by the Shotts Iron Co.

Description

This colliery was south of Loanhead station, just west of Bilston Glen Viaduct.

It was opened by the Shotts Iron Co.

It was closed on the opening of Bilston Glen Colliery, just to the west and served by an extension of the Burghlee Colliery branch.

Tags

Colliery
01/03/2021

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)

An Illustrated History of Edinburgh's Railways

Forgotten Railways: Scotland

The Glencorse Branch (Locomotion Papers)

Vanished Railways of West Lothian