Bellyford Colliery
Bellyford Colliery is a mine in East Lothian, Scotland. Bellyford Colliery is situated nearby to the village Elphinstone, as well as near the nature reserve Hadfast Valley Wildlife Reserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elphinstone Tower and Fa’side Castle.
Elphinstone Tower
Ruins
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elphinstone Tower is a ruined 13th–15th century keep, about 4 miles southeast of Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, and 0.5 miles west of the village of Elphinstone, East Lothian. Elphinstone Tower is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Bellyford Colliery.
Fa’side Castle
Castle
Photo: GreigBrash, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fa'side Castle is a 15th-century keep located in East Lothian in Scotland. The castle is approximately 2 miles southwest of Tranent, and 2 mi southeast of Musselburgh. The building was restored in the 1980s and is now protected as a category B listed building. Fa’side Castle is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Bellyford Colliery.
Elphinstone Research Centre
Elphinstone Research Centre is a medical research centre, part of the Charles River Laboratories, east of Edinburgh, south of Tranent, in East Lothian. Elphinstone Research Centre is situated 1 mile northeast of Bellyford Colliery.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elphinstone and Ormiston.
Elphinstone
Village
Photo: kim traynor, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elphinstone is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, southwest of Tranent. The ruins of Elphinstone Tower, the former seat of the Elphinstone family, lie nearby.
Ormiston
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ormiston is a village in East Lothian, Scotland, near Tranent, Humbie, Pencaitland and Cranston, located on the north bank of the River Tyne at an elevation of about 276 feet.
Cousland
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cousland is a village in Midlothian, Scotland. It is located 4 kilometres east of Dalkeith and 3 kilometres west of Ormiston, on a hill between the Rivers Tyne and Esk.
Bellyford Colliery
- Type: Mine
- Categories: historic site and industry
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.91948° or 55° 55′ 10″ northLongitude
-2.96935° or 2° 58′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C7VW29J+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
node 10182443320OpenStreetMap feature
historic=mine
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