Straiton, Old Pentland, Pentland Oil Works
Shale Oil Works (19th Century)
Site Name Straiton, Old Pentland, Pentland Oil Works
Classification Shale Oil Works (19th Century)
Canmore ID 160507
Site Number NT26NE 100
NGR NT 2670 6625
NGR Description Centred NT 2670 6625
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/160507
- Council Midlothian
- Parish Lasswade
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
NT26NE 100 centred 2670 6625
The site of the former Pentland Oil Works which is depicted on the Ordnance Survey 25-inch map (Edinburghshire, sheet, 1896), to the W of the main A701 public road has now been landscaped and forms part of the Nature Reserve and caravan park.
Information from RCAHMS
