Straiton, Straiton No.7 Oil Shale Mine
Machinery Plinth(S) (19th Century), Shale Oil Mine (19th Century)
Site Name Straiton, Straiton No.7 Oil Shale Mine
Classification Machinery Plinth(S) (19th Century), Shale Oil Mine (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Clippens Oil Company; Mid-straiton Cottages
Canmore ID 151245
Site Number NT26NE 107
NGR NT 2732 6631
NGR Description Centred NT 2732 6631
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/151245
- Council Midlothian
- Parish Edinburgh (Midlothian)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District Midlothian
- Former County Midlothian
NT27NE 107 centred on 2732 6631
Substantial concrete machinery plinths are situated on the E side of the A701 opposite Mid-Straiton Cottages. These have been identified by D C Kerr as machinery foundations for the Clippens Oil Company's No. 7 oil-shale mine to the Dunnet Seam.
The Clippens Oil Company produced oil at Pentland and Straiton 1881-1897. The company closed in 1897 when it was discovered that Edinburgh and district water supply pipes were under threat from the mine workings.
Information from David C Kerr, 24.10.1999
See details contained in NMRS MS/744/189
